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Map of Kōchi Prefecture.
is located on the south
coast of
Shikoku,
Japan. The capital is the city of
Kōchi.
History
Prior to the
Meiji Restoration, Kōchi was known as
Tosa Province.
Geography
Kōchi Prefecture comprises the southwestern part of the island of Shikoku, facing the
Pacific Ocean. It is the largest but least populous of Shikoku's four prefectures. Most of the province is mountainous, and in only a few areas such as around
Kōchi and
Nakamura is there a coastal plain. Kōchi is famous for its many rivers.
Cities
Eleven cities are located in Kōchi Prefecture:
★
Aki
★
Kami
★
Kōchi (capital)
★
Kōnan
★
Muroto
★
Nankoku
★
Shimanto
★
Sukumo
★
Susaki
★
Tosa
★
Tosashimizu
Towns and villages
These are the towns and villages in each
district.
ǂScheduled to dissolve after the mergers
Mergers
Main articles: Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan
★ On
October 1,
2004 the village of
Hongawa from
Tosa District and the village of
Gohoku from
Agawa District merged with the old town of
Ino (also from
Agawa District) to form the new town of
Ino in
Agawa District.
★ On
January 1,
2005 the villages of
Tosayama and
Kagami from
Tosa District merged into the city of
Kōchi.
★ On
February 1,
2005 the villages of
Hayama and
Higashitsuno from
Takaoka District merged to form the new town of
Tsuno.
★ On
April 10,
2005 the city of
Nakamura and the village of
Nishitosa from
Hata District merged to form the new city of
Shimanto.
★ On
August 1,
2005 the town of
Ikegawa and the village of
Agawa (both from
Agawa District) and the village of
Niyodo from
Takaoka District merged to form the new town of
Niyodogawa in
Agawa District.
★ On
January 1,
2006 the village of
Ōnomi from
Takaoka District merged into the town of
Nakatosa.
★ On
March 1,
2006, the towns of
Akaoka,
Kagami,
Noichi and
Yasu and the village of
Yoshikawa (all from
Kami District) merged to form the new city of
Kōnan.
★ On
March 1,
2006, the towns of
Tosayamada and
Kahoku and the village of
Monobe (all from
Kami District) merged to form the new city of
Kami.
Kami District was dissolved as a result of these mergers.
★ On
March 20,
2006, the municipalities of
Kubokawa from
Takaoka District and
Taishō and
Towa from
Hata District merged to form the new town of
Shimanto in
Takaoka District.
★ On
March 20,
2006, the towns of
Saga and
Ōgata from
Hata District merged to form the new town of
Kuroshio.
Future mergers
★ The town of
Haruno from
Agawa District is scheduled to get absorbed by the city of
Kōchi on New Years Day 2008.
Sports
The sports teams listed below are based in Kōchi.
'Baseball'
★
Kochi Fighting Dogs
See also
★
Yosakoi Festival
★
Tosa Domain
External links
★
Official Kōchi Prefecture homepage
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