Yosa District, Kyoto
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is a district
located in Kyoto
, Japan
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, the district has an estimated population
of 27,829 and a population density
of 165 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 169.02 km2.
Districts of Japan
The was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States, ranking at the level below prefecture and above city, town or village. As of 2008, cities belong directly to prefectures and are independent from...
located in Kyoto
Kyoto Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Kyoto.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Kyoto prefecture was known as Yamashiro....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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, the district has an estimated population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 27,829 and a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 165 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 169.02 km2.
Mergers
- On March 1, 2006 the towns of KayaKaya, Kyotowas a town located in Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2006, the town had an estimated population of 7,913 and a density of 134 persons per km². The total area was ....
, IwatakiIwataki, Kyotowas a town located in Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2005, the town had an estimated population of 6,692 and a density of 554 persons per km²...
and NodagawaNodagawa, Kyotowas a town located in Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.As of 2006, the town had an estimated population of 11,281 and a density of 314 persons per km². The total area was 35.90 km²....
merged to form the new town of Yosano.