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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 km2. The total area is 824.35 km2.
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.
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。
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.
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