Kawakami, Okayama (Maniwa)
Kawakami was a town located in Maniwa District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,372 and a density of 30.43 persons per km2. The total area was 77.94 km2.
On March 31, 2005, Kawakami, along with the town of Hokubō, and towns of Katsuyama, Kuse, Ochiai and Yubara, and the villages of Chūka, Mikamo and Yatsuka were merged to create the city of Maniwa.Geography