Shimoina District, Nagano
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is a district
located in Nagano Prefecture
, Japan
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As of May, 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 65,359 and a Density of 51.4 persons/km². The total area is 1,270.43 km².
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
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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As of May, 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 65,359 and a Density of 51.4 persons/km². The total area is 1,270.43 km².
Municipalities
There are 3 towns and 10 villages within the district.- AchiAchi, Naganois a village located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Japan.Achi was the birthplace of the photographer and illustrator Motoichi Kumagai, who worked as a teacher in the village and photographed its life; the village has a permanent gallery of Kumagai's work, Kumagai Motoichi Shashin Dōgakan.On March...
- AnanAnan, Naganois a town located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Japan.As of 2010, the town has an estimated population of 5,535 and a density of 44.9 persons per km². The total area is 123.35 km²....
- HirayaHiraya, Naganois a village located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 645 and a density of 8.33 persons per km²...
- Matsukawa
- NebaNeba, Naganois a village located in Shimoina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 1,289 and a density of 14.33 persons per km². The total area is 89.95 km².- History :...
- ŌshikaOshika, Naganois a village located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 1,432 and a density of 5.77 people per km²...
- ShimojōShimojo, Naganois a village located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Japan.Considered to be a "miracle village," the village of Shimojō has defied the declining birthrate noted in Japan as well increasing capital revenue by increasing worker efficiency. In 2003-2005, the village birthrate, "was 2.12...against the...
- TakagiTakagi, Naganois a village located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 7,039 and a density of 105.66 persons per km². The total area is 66.62 km².-External links:*...
- TakamoriTakamori, Naganois a town located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 12,838 and a density of 283.65 persons per km². The total area is 45.26 km².-External links:*...
- TenryūTenryu, Naganois a village located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Japan.As of 2006, the village has an estimated population of 1,987 and a density of 18.14 persons per km². The total area is 109.53 km².-External links:*...
- ToyookaToyooka, Naganois a village located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 7,108 and a density of 92.49 persons per km². The total area is 76.85 km².- External links :*...
- UrugiUrugi, Naganois a village located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 711 and a density of 16.33 persons per km². The total area is 43.55 km².- External links :*...
- YasuokaYasuoka, Naganois a village located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 2,153 and a density of 33.36 persons per km². The total area is 64.54 km².- External links :*...
District Timeline
- 1878: The district was formed out from Ina District. The seat was located at Iida.
- June 1, 1993: The town of KamisatoKamisato, Naganowas a town located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Japan.On June 1, 1993, Kamisato was merged into the city of Iida....
merged into the expanded city of IidaIida, Naganois a city located in southern Nagano Prefecture, Japan.Located on the Iida Line, an old local train line that runs through the valley of the Tenryū River in the southern Japan Alps, Iida lies 90 minutes northeast of the major city of Nagoya by automobile via the Chūō Expressway...
. - October 1, 2005: The villages of KamiKami, Naganowas a village located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Japan.On October 1, 2005, Kami, along with the village of Minamishinano, was merged into the city of Iida....
and MinamishinanoMinamishinano, Naganowas a village located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Japan.On October 1, 2005, Minamishinano, along with the village of Kami, was merged into the city of Iida....
merged into the expanded city of IidaIida, Naganois a city located in southern Nagano Prefecture, Japan.Located on the Iida Line, an old local train line that runs through the valley of the Tenryū River in the southern Japan Alps, Iida lies 90 minutes northeast of the major city of Nagoya by automobile via the Chūō Expressway...
. - January 1, 2006: The village of NamiaiNamiai, Naganowas a village located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Japan.On January 1, 2006, Namiai was merged into the village of Achi.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 766 and a density of 13.38 persons per km². The total area was 57.24 km²....
merged into the village of AchiAchi, Naganois a village located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Japan.Achi was the birthplace of the photographer and illustrator Motoichi Kumagai, who worked as a teacher in the village and photographed its life; the village has a permanent gallery of Kumagai's work, Kumagai Motoichi Shashin Dōgakan.On March...
. - March 31, 2009: The village of SeinaijiSeinaiji, Naganowas a village located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Japan.As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 748 and a density of 16.94 persons per km². The total area was 44.16 km²....
mergedMerger and dissolution of municipalities of JapanMunicipal mergers and dissolutions carried out in Japan can take place within one municipality or between multiple municipalities and are required to be based upon consensus.- Merger policy:...
into the village of AchiAchi, Naganois a village located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Japan.Achi was the birthplace of the photographer and illustrator Motoichi Kumagai, who worked as a teacher in the village and photographed its life; the village has a permanent gallery of Kumagai's work, Kumagai Motoichi Shashin Dōgakan.On March...
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