As of the Shimanto merger but with 2003 population statistics, the district has an estimated population of 68,854 and a density of 45.1 persons per km2. The total area is 1,527.65 km2.
As with the majority of Kochi, the terrain in Takaoka is mostly mountainous. The Shimanto River, that disperses further west in the Hata district, has its source in Tsuno.
Transportedit
Like most rural areas in Kochi, transport is limited for residents and visitors without private vehicles. The JR Dosan line that runs from Kochi passes through Hidaka, Sakawa and Kure (Nakatosa) on the way to Kubokawa (Shimanto Town). The other.
Local buses do operate within areas of Takaoka, such as a regular but infrequent set of routes servicing Sakawa, Ochi and Niyodogawa.
Mergersedit
On February 1, 2005 the villages of Hayama and Higashitsuno merged to form the new town of Tsuno.
On January 1, 2006 the village of Ōnomi merged into the town of Nakatosa.
On March 20, 2006 the town of Kubokawa merged with the towns of Taishō and Towa, both from Hata District, to form the new town of Shimanto, in Takaoka District.
takaoka, district, kōchi, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2009, learn, w. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Takaoka District Kōchi news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Takaoka 高岡郡 Takaoka gun is a district located in Kōchi Prefecture Japan As of the Shimanto merger but with 2003 population statistics the district has an estimated population of 68 854 and a density of 45 1 persons per km2 The total area is 1 527 65 km2 Contents 1 Towns and villages 2 Geography 3 Transport 4 MergersTowns and villages editNakatosa Ochi Sakawa Shimanto Tsuno Yusuhara HidakaGeography editAs with the majority of Kochi the terrain in Takaoka is mostly mountainous The Shimanto River that disperses further west in the Hata district has its source in Tsuno Transport editLike most rural areas in Kochi transport is limited for residents and visitors without private vehicles The JR Dosan line that runs from Kochi passes through Hidaka Sakawa and Kure Nakatosa on the way to Kubokawa Shimanto Town The other Local buses do operate within areas of Takaoka such as a regular but infrequent set of routes servicing Sakawa Ochi and Niyodogawa Mergers editOn February 1 2005 the villages of Hayama and Higashitsuno merged to form the new town of Tsuno On August 1 2005 the village of Niyodo merged with the town of Ikegawa and the village of Agawa both from Agawa District to form the new town of Niyodogawa in Agawa District On January 1 2006 the village of Ōnomi merged into the town of Nakatosa On March 20 2006 the town of Kubokawa merged with the towns of Taishō and Towa both from Hata District to form the new town of Shimanto in Takaoka District 33 20 13 N 133 04 48 E 33 337 N 133 08 E 33 337 133 08 nbsp This Kōchi Prefecture location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Takaoka District Kōchi amp oldid 1018763629, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
