Shimoina District, Nagano

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Shimoina (下伊那郡, Shimoina-gun) is a district located in southern Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

Population

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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

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The district consists of three towns and ten villages:

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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Map showing original extent of Shimoina District in Nagano Prefecture:

* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period

Matsukawa-machi
Takamori-machi
Anan-machi
Achi-mura
Hiraya-mura
Neba-mura
Shimojō-mura
Urugi-mura
Tenryū-mura
Yasuoka-mura
Takagi-mura
Toyooka-mura
Ōshika-mura

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

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July 1, 1993 - The town of Kamisato was merged into the expanded city of Iida.

Recent mergers

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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

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^ "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.

v t e Nagano Prefecture
Nagano (capital)
Core cities	Nagano Matsumoto
Cities	Azumino Chikuma Chino Iida Iiyama Ina Komagane Komoro Nakano Okaya Ōmachi Saku Shiojiri Suwa Suzaka Tōmi Ueda
Districts	Chiisagata District Aoki Nagawa Hanishina District Sakaki Higashichikuma District Asahi Chikuhoku Ikusaka Omi Yamagata Kamiina District Iijima Minamiminowa Minowa Miyada Nakagawa Tatsuno Kamiminochi District Iizuna Shinano Ogawa Kamitakai District Obuse Takayama Kiso District Agematsu Kiso (town) Nagiso Kiso (village) Ōkuwa Ōtaki Kitaazumi District Ikeda Hakuba Matsukawa Otari Kitasaku District Karuizawa Miyota Tateshina Minamisaku District Kawakami Kitaaiki Koumi Minamiaiki Minamimaki Sakuho Shimoina District Achi Anan Hiraya Matsukawa Neba Ōshika Shimojō Takagi Takamori Tenryū Toyooka Urugi Yasuoka Shimominochi District Sakae Shimotakai District Yamanouchi Kijimadaira Nozawaonsen Suwa District Hara Fujimi Shimosuwa
Former Districts	Minamiazumi District Sarashina District
List of mergers in Nagano Prefecture