Takaoka District, Kōchi
Takaoka (高岡郡 Takaoka-gun) is a district located in Kōchi Prefecture, 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.
Towns and villages
Mergers
- On February 1, 2005 the villages of Hayama and Higashitsuno merged to form the new town of Tsuno.
- On August 1, 2005 the village of Niyodo merged with the town of Ikegawa, and the village of Agawa, both from Agawa District, 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 town of Kubokawa merged with the towns of Taishō and Towa, both from Hata District, to form the new town of Shimanto, in Takaoka District.
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