Minamikawachi District, Osaka
Encyclopedia
Minamikawachi is a district
located in Osaka
, Japan
.
As of 2009, the district has an estimated population
of 37,695 and a density
of 491 persons per km². The total area is 76.81 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 Osaka
Osaka Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :...
, 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 2009, the district has an estimated population
Population
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of 37,695 and a 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 491 persons per km². The total area is 76.81 km².
Towns and villages
- ChihayaakasakaChihayaakasaka, Osakais a village located in Minamikawachi District, Osaka, Japan.As of 2009, the village has an estimated population of 6,131 and a population density of 164 persons per km². The total area is 37.38 km²....
- KananKanan, Osakais a town located in Minamikawachi District, Osaka, Japan.As of 2009, the town has an estimated population of 17,287 and a density of 684 persons per km². The total area is 25.26 km².-External links:*...
- TaishiTaishi, Osakais a town located in Minamikawachi District, Osaka, Japan.As of 2009, the town has an estimated population of 14,277 and a density of 1,008 persons per km². The total area is 14.17 km².Ono no Imoko, a politician of Asuka Period, was buried here....
Mergers
- On February 1, 2005, the town of MiharaMihara, Osakawas a town located in Minamikawachi District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 38,956 and a density of 2,951.21 persons per km². The total area was 13.20 km²....
was merged into the city of SakaiSakai, Osakais a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the Medieval era.Following the February 2005 annexation of the town of Mihara, from Minamikawachi District, the city has grown further and is now the fourteenth most populous city in...
. - On March 1, 2008, the village of ChiahayaakasakaChihayaakasaka, Osakais a village located in Minamikawachi District, Osaka, Japan.As of 2009, the village has an estimated population of 6,131 and a population density of 164 persons per km². The total area is 37.38 km²....
requested a mergeMerger and dissolution of municipalities of JapanMunicipal mergers and dissolutions carried out in Japan can take place within one municipality or between multiple municipalities and are required to be based upon consensus.- Merger policy:...
into the adjacent city of KawachinaganoKawachinagano, Osakais a city located in Osaka, Japan.As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 112,696 and the density of 1,030 persons per km². The total area is 109.61 km².The city was founded on April 1, 1954.-Claims to fame:...
after talks of merging with the surrounding towns of KananKanan, Osakais a town located in Minamikawachi District, Osaka, Japan.As of 2009, the town has an estimated population of 17,287 and a density of 684 persons per km². The total area is 25.26 km².-External links:*...
and TaishiTaishi, Osakais a town located in Minamikawachi District, Osaka, Japan.As of 2009, the town has an estimated population of 14,277 and a density of 1,008 persons per km². The total area is 14.17 km².Ono no Imoko, a politician of Asuka Period, was buried here....
fell through. These plans also fell through as of August 14, 2009.