Minamikawachi District, Osaka
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Minamikawachi (南河内郡 Minamikawachi-gun) 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.
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[edit] Towns and villages
[edit] Mergers
- On February 1, 2005, the town of Mihara was merged into the city of Sakai.
- On March 1, 2008, the village of Chiahayaakasaka requested a merge into the adjacent city of Kawachinagano after talks of merging with the surrounding towns of Kanan and Taishi fell through.[1] These plans also fell through as of August 14, 2009.[2]
[edit] Famous people
- Sasaki Mikirô (1947- ), poet and essayist
[edit] References
- ^ Asahi Shimbun, Osaka edition, April 30th 2007, p. 1, 大阪唯一の村消える？ Ōsaka yuiitsu no mura kieru?
- ^ http://www.kokudo.or.jp/new/cities/sub/kinki/25.htm
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