Awa District, Chiba
Awa (安房郡; -gun) is a
district located in
Chiba,
Japan.
As of the
2003 data but counting the decrease due to Amatsukominato merging into Kamogawa, the district had an estimated
population of 55,589 and a
density of 202 persons per
km². The total area was 275.38 km².
The above does not take into account the 2006 merger of the towns comprising Awa into the city of Minamiboso. The merger caused Awa to cease to exist as an official governmentally designated unit.
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KyonanOn
February 11,
2005 the former town
Amatsukominato merged into the city
Kamogawa.
On
March 20,
2006, the municipalities of
Tomiura,
Tomiyama,
Miyoshi,
Shirahama,
Chikura,
Maruyama and
Wada merged to form the city of
Minamiboso.
