Kamiminochi District, Nagano
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is a district
Districts of Japan
The was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States, ranking at the level below prefecture and above city, town or village. As of 2008, cities belong directly to prefectures and are independent from...

 located in Nagano Prefecture
Nagano Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.- History :Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano...

, Japan
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As of 2011, the district has an estimated population
Population
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 of 23,774. As a result of mergers the total area of the district is now 282.65 km².

Towns and villages

  • Iizuna
    Iizuna, Nagano
    is a town located in the north side of Nagano City, Kamiminochi District, Nagano, Japan.The town was created through a merger of the villages of Samizu and Mure on October 1, 2005....

  • Ogawa
    Ogawa, Nagano
    is a village located in Kamiminochi District, Nagano, Japan., the village has an estimated population of 3,480 and a density of 59.93 persons per km². The total area is 58.07 km².-External links:*...

  • Shinano
    Shinano, Nagano
    is a town located in Kamiminochi District, Nagano, Japan.As of 2005, the town has an estimated population of 9,851 and a density of 65.99 persons per km². The total area is 149.27 km²....


Mergers

  • On January 1, 2005 the town of Toyono
    Toyono, Nagano
    was a town located in Kamiminochi District, Nagano, Japan.On January 1, 2005 Toyono, along with the village of Ōoka, from Sarashina District, and the villages of Togakushi and Kinasa, all from Kamiminochi District, was merged into the city of Nagano....

     and the villages of Togakushi
    Togakushi, Nagano
    was a village located in Kamiminochi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.On January 1, 2005 Togakushi, along with the village of Ōoka, from Sarashina District, the town of Toyono, and the village of Kinasa, all from Kamiminochi District, was merged into the city of Nagano.As of 2003, the village had...

     and Kinasa
    Kinasa, Nagano
    was a village located in Kamiminochi District, Nagano, Japan.On January 1, 2005 Kinasa, along with the village of Ōoka, from Sarashina District, the town of Toyono, and the village of Togakushi, all from Kamiminochi District, was merged into the city of Nagano....

     merged into the city of Nagano
    Nagano, Nagano
    , the capital city of Nagano Prefecture, is located in the northern part of the prefecture near the confluence of the Chikuma and the Sai rivers, on the main Japanese island of Honshū.As of April 1, 2011 the city has a population of 387,146...

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  • On October 1, 2005 the villages of Mure
    Mure, Nagano
    was a village located in Kamiminochi District, Nagano, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Mure was merged with the village of Samizu, also from Kamiminochi District, to form the new town of Iizuna....

     and Samizu
    Samizu, Nagano
    was a village located in Kamiminochi District, Nagano, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Samizu was merged with the village of Mure, also from Kamiminochi District, to form the new town of Iizuna....

     merged to form the new town of Iizuna
    Iizuna, Nagano
    is a town located in the north side of Nagano City, Kamiminochi District, Nagano, Japan.The town was created through a merger of the villages of Samizu and Mure on October 1, 2005....

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  • On January 1, 2010 the town of Shinshūshinmachi and the village of Nakajō
    Nakajo, Nagano
    was a village located in Kamiminochi District, Nagano, Japan. On 1 January 2010 the village merged into the city of Nagano.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,742 and a population density of 82.37 persons per km². The total area was 33.29 km². This village lies about...

     merged into the city of Nagano
    Nagano, Nagano
    , the capital city of Nagano Prefecture, is located in the northern part of the prefecture near the confluence of the Chikuma and the Sai rivers, on the main Japanese island of Honshū.As of April 1, 2011 the city has a population of 387,146...

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