Maniwa District, Okayama

Location of Maniwa District in Okayama Prefecture

Maniwa (真庭郡, Maniwa-gun) is a district located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

In 2003 the district had an estimated population of 48,246 and a density of 58.53 persons per km^2. The total area is 824.35 km^2.

In 2005, the component towns and villages of Chūka, Katsuyama, Kawakami, Kuse, Mikamo, Ochiai, Yatsuka, Yubara, as well as the neighboring town of Hokubō (from Jōbō District) united to form the city of Maniwa.[1][2] Currently only one village, Shinjō, belongs to Maniwa District.

Current towns and villages (after the formation of Maniwa City)

• Shinjō

Former towns and villages

• Chūka
• Katsuyama
• Kawakami
• Kuse
• Mikamo
• Ochiai
• Shinjō
• Yatsuka
• Yubara

References

1. "真庭市の概要 - 真庭市公式ホームページ". Maniwa City. Retrieved 2024-02-07. 真庭市は、平成17年3月31日に当時の真庭郡勝山町、落合町、湯原町、久世町、美甘村、川上村、八束村、中和村及び上房郡北房町の9町村が合併して誕生しました。
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. 2005. p. 147. Hokubo-cho, Katsuyama-cho, Ochiai-cho, Yubara-cho, Kuse-cho, Mikamo-son, Kawakami-son, Yatsuka-son and Chuka-son were incorporated into a newly established Maniwa-shi as of March 31, 2005.

35°12′17″N 133°33′36″E