Maniwa District, Okayama

Location of Maniwa District in Okayama Prefecture

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. Currently only one village, Shinjō, belongs to Maniwa District.

Current towns and villages (after the formation of Maniwa City)

Shinjō

Former towns and villages

Okayama Prefecture

Wards of Okayama (capital city)	Kita Naka Higashi Minami

Other cities	Akaiwa Asakuchi Bizen Ibara Kasaoka Kurashiki Maniwa Mimasaka Niimi Setouchi Sōja Takahashi Tamano Tsuyama

Aida District	Nishiawakura

Asakuchi District	Satoshō

Kaga District	Kibichūō

Katsuta District	Nagi Shōō

Kume District	Kumenan Misaki

Maniwa District	Shinjō

Oda District	Yakage

Tomata District	Kagamino

Tsukubo District	Hayashima

Wake District	Wake

Coordinates: 35°12′17″N 133°33′36″E / 35.20472°N 133.56000°E / 35.20472; 133.56000

Authority control	VIAF: 252092194 NDL: 00637816

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