Kamoto District, Kumamoto
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was a district
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 Kumamoto Prefecture
Kumamoto Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The capital is the city of Kumamoto.- History :Historically the area was called Higo Province; and the province was renamed Kumamoto during the Meiji Restoration. The creation of prefectures was part of the abolition of the feudal system...

, 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 2003, the district had an estimated population
Population
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 of 31,088 and the density
Population density
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 of 472.39 persons per square kilometer. The total area was 65.81 km².

Former towns and villages

  • Kahoku
    Kahoku, Kumamoto
    was a town located in Kamoto District, Kumamoto, Japan.On January 15, 2005 Kahoku, along with the towns of Kamoto, Kaō and Kikuka, all from Kamoto District, was merged into the expanded city of Yamaga and no longer exists as an independent municipality....

  • Kamoto
    Kamoto, Kumamoto
    was a town located in Kamoto District, Kumamoto, Japan.On January 15, 2005 Kamoto, along with the towns of Kahoku, Kaō and Kikuka, all from Kamoto District, was merged into the expanded city of Yamaga and no longer exists as an independent municipality....

  • Kaō
    Kao, Kumamoto
    was a town located in Kamoto District, Kumamoto, Japan.On January 15, 2005 Kaō, along with the towns of Kahoku, Kamoto and Kikuka, all from Kamoto District, was merged into the expanded city of Yamaga and no longer exists as an independent municipality....

  • Kikuka
    Kikuka, Kumamoto
    Kikuka was a town located in Kamoto District, Kumamoto, Japan.On January 15, 2005 Kikuka, along with the towns of Kahoku, Kamoto and Kaō, all from Kamoto District, was merged into the expanded city of Yamaga and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003, the town had an estimated...

  • Ueki
    Ueki, Kumamoto
    was a town located in Kamoto District, Kumamoto, Japan.On March 23, 2010 Ueki, along with the town of Jōnan, from Shimomashiki District, was merged into the expanded city of Kumamoto and no longer exists as an independent municipality....


Mergers

  • On January 15, 2005 the towns
    Towns of Japan
    A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...

     of Kahoku
    Kahoku, Kumamoto
    was a town located in Kamoto District, Kumamoto, Japan.On January 15, 2005 Kahoku, along with the towns of Kamoto, Kaō and Kikuka, all from Kamoto District, was merged into the expanded city of Yamaga and no longer exists as an independent municipality....

    , Kamoto
    Kamoto, Kumamoto
    was a town located in Kamoto District, Kumamoto, Japan.On January 15, 2005 Kamoto, along with the towns of Kahoku, Kaō and Kikuka, all from Kamoto District, was merged into the expanded city of Yamaga and no longer exists as an independent municipality....

    , Kaō
    Kao, Kumamoto
    was a town located in Kamoto District, Kumamoto, Japan.On January 15, 2005 Kaō, along with the towns of Kahoku, Kamoto and Kikuka, all from Kamoto District, was merged into the expanded city of Yamaga and no longer exists as an independent municipality....

     and Kikuka
    Kikuka, Kumamoto
    Kikuka was a town located in Kamoto District, Kumamoto, Japan.On January 15, 2005 Kikuka, along with the towns of Kahoku, Kamoto and Kaō, all from Kamoto District, was merged into the expanded city of Yamaga and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003, the town had an estimated...

     merged
    Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan
    Municipal 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 expanded 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...

     of Yamaga
    Yamaga, Kumamoto
    is a city located in Kumamoto, Japan.On January 15, 2005 Yamaga absorbed the towns of Kahoku, Kamoto, Kaō and Kikuka, all from Kamoto District, into the new expanded city of Yamaga....

    .
  • On March 23, 2010 the town of Ueki
    Ueki, Kumamoto
    was a town located in Kamoto District, Kumamoto, Japan.On March 23, 2010 Ueki, along with the town of Jōnan, from Shimomashiki District, was merged into the expanded city of Kumamoto and no longer exists as an independent municipality....

    , along with the town of Jōnan
    Jonan, Kumamoto
    was a town located in Shimomashiki District, Kumamoto, Japan.On March 23, 2010 Jōnan, along with the town of Ueki, from Kamoto District, was merged into the expanded city of Kumamoto and no longer exists as an independent municipality....

    , from Shimomashiki District
    Shimomashiki District, Kumamoto
    is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.Following the March 23, 2010 Kumamoto merger the district consists of the single town of Misato. After the merger, the district has an estimated population of 11,164 and a density of 77.5 persons per square kilometer...

    , was merged into the expanded city of Kumamoto
    Kumamoto, Kumamoto
    is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Greater Kumamoto has a population of 1,460,000, as of the 2000 census...

    . Kamoto District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
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