Kojima District, Okayama
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was a district
located in Okayama
, Japan
.
As of 2003, the district had an estimated population
of 15,872 and a density
of 514.32 persons per km². The total area was 30.86 km².
This district
was dissolved on 22 March 2005.Kojima District was merged into the city of Okayama.
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 Okayama
Okayama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Okayama.- History :During the Meiji Restoration, the area of Okayama Prefecture was known as Bitchū Province, Bizen Province and Mimasaka Province.- Geography :...
, 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...
.
As of 2003, the district had an estimated population
Population
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of 15,872 and a density
Population density
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of 514.32 persons per km². The total area was 30.86 km².
This district
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...
was dissolved on 22 March 2005.Kojima District was merged into the city of Okayama.
Towns and villages
- NadasakiNadasaki, Okayamawas a town located in Kojima District, Okayama, Japan.On March 22, 2005, Nadasaki, along with the town of Mitsu, from Mitsu District, was merged into the expanded city of Okayama....
- Merged into the city of OkayamaOkayama, Okayamais the capital city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan.The city was founded on June 1, 1889. As of August 2010, the city has an estimated population of 705,224 and a population density of 893 persons per km². The total area is 789.88 km²....
on March 22, 2005