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Kōka District, Shiga

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Kōka District, Shiga

Kōka (甲賀郡, Kōka-gun) was a district located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

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As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 147,928 and a density of 267.90 persons per km². The total area was 552.18 km².

Towns and villages

Before the dissolution in 2004, the district had seven towns as listed below. Each municipality is now a part of the city noted in the parentheses.

  • Ishibe (Konan)
  • Kōsei (Konan)
  • Kōka (Kōka)
  • Kōnan (Kōka)
  • Minakuchi (Kōka)
  • Shigaraki (Kōka)
  • Tsuchiyama (Kōka)

    • Mergers

  • On October 1, 2004:
  • the towns of Kōsei and Ishibe were merged to create the city of Konan.
  • the former town of Kōka absorbed the towns of Kōnan, Minakuchi, Shigaraki and Tsuchiyama to create the city of Kōka. Kōka District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

    • References

    Kōka District, Shiga Wikipedia
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