Konan, Kochi
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is a city
Cities of Japan
||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...

 located in Kōchi
Kochi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the south coast of Shikoku. The capital is the city of Kōchi.- History :Prior to the Meiji Restoration, Kōchi was known as Tosa Province and was controlled by the Chosokabe clan in the Sengoku period and the Yamauchi family during the Edo period.- Geography...

, Japan
Japan
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As of its founding but with 2003 population estimates, the city has an estimated population
Population
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 of 33,721 and a density
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 of 266 persons per km². The total area is 126.75 km².

The city was formed on March 1, 2006 from the merger of the towns of Akaoka
Akaoka, Kochi
was a town located in the former Kami District, Kōchi, Japan.On March 1, 2006 Akaoka was merged with the towns of Kagami, Noichi and Yasu, and the village of Yoshikawa, all from Kami District, to form the new city of Kōnan and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003, the town had...

, Kagami
Kagami, Kochi (Kami)
was a town located in the former Kami District, Kōchi, Japan.On March 1, 2006 Kagami was merged with the towns of Akaoka, Noichi and Yasu, and the village of Yoshikawa, all from Kami District, to form the new city of Kōnan and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003, the town had...

, Noichi
Noichi, Kochi
was a town located in the former Kami District, Kōchi, Japan.On March 1, 2006 Noichi was merged with the towns of Akaoka, Kagami and Yasu, and the village of Yoshikawa, all from Kami District, to form the new city of Kōnan and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003, the town had...

 and Yasu
Yasu, Kochi
was a town located in the former Kami District, Kōchi, Japan.On March 1, 2006 Yasu was merged with the towns of Akaoka, Kagami and Noichi, and the village of Yoshikawa, all from Kami District, to form the new city of Kōnan and no longer exists as an independent municipality.The port, Tei, is...

, and the village of Yoshikawa
Yoshikawa, Kochi
Yoshikawa was a village located in the former Kami District, Kōchi, Japan.On March 1, 2006 Yoshikawa was merged with the towns of Akaoka, Kagami, Noichi and Yasu, all from Kami District, to form the new city of Kōnan and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003, the village had...

, all from Kami District
Kami District, Kochi
was a district located in Kōchi, Japan. The district was officially dissolved on March 1, 2006 when all its towns and villages merged into two new cities, Kami and Kōnan....

, which was dissolved as a result of this merger and the merger on the same day that formed the new city of Kami
Kami, Kochi
is a city located in Kōchi, Japan.As of its founding but with 2003 population estimates, the city has an estimated population of 30,591 and a density of 56.9 persons per km²...

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