Hata District, Kōchi

Hata (幡多郡) is a district located in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan.

As of the Shimanto merger but with 2003 population statistics, the district has an estimated population of 22,402 and a density of 59.4 persons per km2. The total area is 376.77 km2.

Towns and villages

 * Kuroshio
 * Ōtsuki
 * Mihara

Mergers

 * On April 10, 2005 the old city of Nakamura, and the village of Nishitosa merged to form the new city of Shimanto.
 * On March 20, 2006 the towns of Taishō and Towa merged with the town of Kubokawa, from Takaoka District, to form the new town of Shimanto, in Takaoka District.


 * On March 20, 2006 the towns of Ōgata and Saga merged to form the new town of Kuroshio.