Oki District, Shimane

Location of Oki District in Shimane Prefecture

Oki (隠岐郡, Oki-gun) is a district located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 24,500 and a density of 70.79 persons per km². The total area is 346.10 km².

The Oki District encompasses the Oki Islands, historically called Oki Province.

Towns and villages

Ama (Nakanoshima Island)
Chibu (Chiburijima Island)
Nishinoshima (Nishinoshima Island)
Okinoshima (Dōgo Island) - formed from the merger of Fuse, Goka, Saigō and Tsuma on October 1, 2004

Shimane Prefecture

Matsue (capital)

Special city	Matsue

Cities	Gōtsu Hamada Izumo Masuda Ōda Unnan Yasugi

Iishi District	Iinan

Kanoashi District	Tsuwano Yoshika

Nita District	Okuizumo

Ōchi District	Kawamoto Misato Ōnan

Oki District	Ama Chibu Nishinoshima Okinoshima

List of mergers in Shimane Prefecture

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