Shimoina District, Nagano
Shimoina (下伊那郡, Shimoina-gun) is a district located in southern Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
As of May 2008, the district has an estimated population of 65,359 with a density of 51.4 persons per km2. The total area is 1,270.43 km2.
Municipalities
The district consists of three towns and ten villages:
- Anan[a]
- Achi[b]
- Hiraya[b]
- Matsukawa[a]
- Neba[b]
- Ōshika[b]
- Shimojō[b]
- Takagi[b]
- Takamori[a]
- Tenryū[b]
- Toyooka[b]
- Urugi[b]
- Yasuoka[b]
- Notes
- ^ a b c Classified as a town.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Classified as a village.
History
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- January 4, 1879 - Ina District was split off into Kamiina and Shimoina Districts during the early Meiji period establishment of the municipalities system, which initially consisted of 1 town and 31 villages. Its district headquarters was located at the village of Iida.
District Timeline
Recent mergers
- October 1, 2005: The villages of Kami and Minamishinano were merged into the expanded city of Iida.
- January 1, 2006: The village of Namiai was merged into the expanded village of Achi.
- March 31, 2009: The village of Seinaiji was merged into the expanded village of Achi.[1]
References
- ^ "市町村合併情報 長野県 <国土地理協会>". Archived from the original on 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
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