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Uto (宇土郡; -gun) was a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 19,496 and the density of 252.77 persons per km². The total area was 77.13 km².
[edit] Former towns and villages
On January 15, 2005, the towns of Misumi and Shiranuhi from Uto District and the towns of Matsubase, Ogawa and Toyono from Shimomashiki District merged to form the new city of Uki. Uto District was dissolved with this merger.
