Takaoka District, Kōchi

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Takaoka (高岡郡, Takaoka-gun^?) is a district located in Kōchi, Japan.

As of the Shimanto merger but with 2003 population statistics, the district has an estimated population of 68,854 and a density of 45.1 persons per km². The total area is 1,527.65 km².

[edit] Towns and villages

[edit] Mergers

On February 1, 2005 the villages of Hayama and Higashitsuno merged to form the new town of Tsuno.

On August 1, 2005 the town of Ikegawa and the village of Agawa (both from Agawa District) and the village of Niyodo from Takaoka District merged to form the new town of Niyodogawa in Agawa District.

On January 1, 2006 the village of Ōnomi merged into the town of Nakatosa.

On March 20, 2006, the municipalities of Kubokawa from Takaoka District and Taishō and Towa from Hata District merged to form the new town of Shimanto in Takaoka District.