Sōraku District, Kyoto
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in
Kyoto Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Kyoto Prefecture has a population of 2,561,358 () and has a geographic area of . Kyoto Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the northeast, Shiga Prefecture ...
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. As of 2007, the district had an estimated
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of 44,982 and a
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of 252.27 persons per km2. The total area is 178.31 km2.


Towns and villages

* Kasagi * Minamiyamashiro *
Seika is a form of ''ikebana''. Written with the same ''kanji'' characters, it is also pronounced and known as ''Shōka''. History The painter Sōami and the art patron and ''shōgun'' Ashikaga Yoshimasa were supporters of the style as early as t ...
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Wazuka file:Wazuka,KyotoIMG 1428.jpg, 270px, Tea plantations in Wazuka is a List of towns in Japan, town located in Sōraku District, Kyoto, Sōraku District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. , the town has an estimated population of 3,571. and a population de ...


Former towns

The following towns merged to create the new city of
Kizugawa 270px, Joruri-ji is a city located in southern Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 79,866 in 33183 households and a population density of 940 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Kizugawa C ...
on March 12, 2007. * Kamo * Kizu * Yamashiro Districts in Kyoto Prefecture {{Kyoto-geo-stub