Oe District, Tokushima

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Former district in Tokushima, Japan

麻植郡

Former district

Country| Japan
Prefecture| Tokushima
Dissolved, replaced by Yoshinogawa city| October 1, 2004; 19 years ago (2004-10-01)
Area

• Total| 144.19 km2 (55.67 sq mi)
Population

• Estimate

(2003)

| 46,231
• Density| 320.63/km2 (830.4/sq mi)

Oe (麻植郡, Oe-gun) was a district located in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 46,231 and a density of 320.63 persons per km2. The total area was 144.19 square kilometres (55.67 sq mi).

## Towns and villages[edit]

* Kamojima
* Kawashima
* Misato
* Yamakawa

## Merger[edit]

* On October 1, 2004 - the towns of Kamojima, Kawashima and Yamakawa, and the village of Misato were merged to create the city of Yoshinogawa.[1][2] Therefore, Oe District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "人口減対策 待ったなし". 読売新聞オンライン (in Japanese). 2023-10-12. Retrieved 2024-02-04. "[吉野川市]は０４年１０月、旧麻植郡の鴨島、川島、山川各町と美郷村の４自治体が合併し発足した。"
2. ^ 現代用語の基礎知識 (in Japanese). 自由国民社. 2005. p. 471\. ISBN 978-4-426-10123-7. "10 月 1 日に徳島県麻植郡鴨島町、川島町、山川町、美郷村が合併して吉野川市が誕生する。"