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 68,854 and a density of 45.1 persons per km2. The total area is 1,527.65 km2.
As with the majority of Kochi, the terrain in Takaoka is mostly mountainous.The Shimanto River, that disperses further west in the Hata district, has its source in Tsuno.
Like most rural areas in Kochi, transport is limited for residents and visitors without private vehicles. The JR Dosan line that runs from Kochi passes through Hidaka, Sakawa and Kure (Nakatosa) on the way to Kubokawa (Shimanto Town).The other.
Local buses do operate within areas of Takaoka, such as a regular but infrequent set of routes servicing Sakawa, Ochi and Niyodogawa.