is a
district
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located in
Tottori Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Tottori Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, least populous prefecture of Japan at 538,525 (2023) and has a geographic area of . ...
,
Japan
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.
Population
As of 2003, the district has an estimated
population
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of 50,436 and a
density
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of 135.28 persons per km
2. The total area is 372.83 km
2.
Towns and villages
*
Daisen
*
Hiezu
*
Hōki
was a after '' Jingo-keiun'' and before ''Ten'ō''. This period spanned the years from October 770 through January 781. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
* 770 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The p ...
*
Nanbu
Mergers
*On October 1, 2004 the towns of
Saihaku and
Aimi merged to form the new town of
Nanbu.
*On January 1, 2005 the town of
Kishimoto merged with the town of
Mizokuchi from
Hino District to form the new town of
Hōki
was a after '' Jingo-keiun'' and before ''Ten'ō''. This period spanned the years from October 770 through January 781. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
* 770 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The p ...
in Saihaku District.
*On March 28, 2005 the towns of
Nakayama and
Nawa merged into the town of
Daisen.
*On March 31, 2005 the town of
Yodoe merged into the city of
Yonago
is a Cities of Japan, city in western Tottori Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 146,139 in 68,534 households and a population density of 1100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . It is the prefecture's second ...
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References
Districts in Tottori Prefecture
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