Kami District, Kōchi

Kami (香美郡, Kami-gun) was a district located in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 64,104 and a density of 96.44 persons per km². The total area was 664.70 km².

Towns and villages

Merged forming the city of Kami:

• Kahoku
• Monobe
• Tosayamada

Merged forming the city of Kōnan:

• Akaoka
• Kagami
• Noichi
• Yasu
• Yoshikawa

Mergers

• On March 1, 2006 - the towns of Akaoka, Kagami, Noichi and Yasu, and the village of Yoshikawa were merged to create the city of Kōnan.^[1]

• On March 1, 2006 - the towns of Kahoku and Tosayamada, and the village of Monobe were merged to create the city of Kami. Kami District was dissolved as a result of this merger.^[2]

References

1. "地勢・概要|香南市". 香南市 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-16.
2. 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 [Annual Report on Population Movement in the Basic Resident Register] (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2006. p. 140.