Minamikawachi District, Osaka

Minamikawachi (南河内郡; -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.

Towns and villages

• Chihayaakasaka
• Kanan
• Taishi

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]

Famous people

• Sasaki Mikirô (1947- ), poet and essayist

References

1. ^ Asahi Shimbun, Osaka edition, April 30th 2007, p. 1, 大阪唯一の村消える？ Ōsaka yuiitsu no mura kieru?
2. ^ http://www.kokudo.or.jp/new/cities/sub/kinki/25.htm