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Shimoina District, Nagano
is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of May, 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 65,359 and a Population Density of . The total area is . Municipalities There are 3 towns and 10 villages within the district. * Anan * Matsukawa * Takamori * Achi * Hiraya * Neba * Ōshika * Shimojō * Takagi * Tenryū * Toyooka * Urugi * Yasuoka Timeline * 1878: The district was formed out from Ina District. The seat was located at Iida. * July 1, 1993: The town of Kamisato merged into the expanded city of Iida. * October 1, 2005: The villages of Kami and Minamishinano merged into the expanded city of Iida. * January 1, 2006: The village of Namiai merged into the village of Achi. * March 31, 2009: The village of Seinaiji merged Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are business transactions in which the ownership of companies, other business organizations, or their operating units are transferred to or consolidated with another company or busines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Japan
In Japan, a is composed of one or more rural municipalities (Towns of Japan, towns or Villages of Japan, villages) within a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture. Districts have no governing function, and are only used for geographic or statistical purposes such as mailing addresses. Cities of Japan, Cities are not part of districts. Historically, districts have at times functioned as an administrative unit in Japan, administrative unit. From 1878 to 1921The governing law, the district code (''gunsei'', 郡制Entry for the 1890 originalanentry for the revised 1899 ''gunsei''in the National Diet Library ''Nihon hōrei sakuin''/"Index of Japanese laws and ordinances"), was abolished in 1921, but the district assemblies (''gunkai'', 郡会) existed until 1923, the district chiefs (''gunchō'', 郡長) and district offices (''gun-yakusho'', 郡役所) until 1926. district governments were roughly equivalent to a County (United States), county of the United States, ranking below Prefectu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urugi, Nagano
is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 552 in 274 households, and a population density of 13 persons per km². The total area of the village is . Geography Urugi is located mountainous southern border of Nagano Prefecture with Aichi Prefecture at an altitude of 800 meters, surrounded by 1000 meter mountains. Over 80 percent of the village area is forested. The Iwakura Dam is located in Urugi. Surrounding municipalities * Nagano Prefecture ** Anan ** Neba ** Hiraya * Aichi Prefecture ** Toyone Climate The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Urugi is 11.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2106 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around -0.7 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts In Nagano Prefecture
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions of municipalities, school district, or political district. By country/region Afghanistan In Afghanistan, a district (Persian ps, ولسوالۍ ) is a subdivision of a province. There are almost 400 districts in the country. Australia Electoral districts are used in state elections. Districts were also used in several states as cadastral units for land titles. Some were used as squatting districts. New South Wales had several different types of districts used in the 21st century. Austria In Austria, the word is used with different meanings in three different contexts: * Some of the tasks of the administrative branch of the national and regional governments are fulfilled by the 95 district administrative offices (). The area a dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merger And Dissolution Of Municipalities Of Japan
can take place within one municipality or between multiple municipalities and are required to be based upon consensus. History There have been waves of merger activity between Japanese municipalities. The first merger, known as , had happened in the period from 1888 to 1889, when the modern municipal system was established. Before the mergers, existing municipalities were the direct successors of spontaneous hamlets called , or villages under the han system. The rump han system is still reflected in the postal system for rural areas as postal units called . The mergers slashed ‘natural settlements’ (shizen sh¯uraku) that existed at the time from 71,314 to 15,859 cities, towns and villages, justified at the time by the increased scale and relevance of the resulting respective autonomous governing bodies. The second peak, called , took place over the period from 1953 to 1956. It reduced the number of cities, towns and villages by over half, from 9,868 to 3,472 with purposes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seinaiji, Nagano
was a village located in Shimoina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 748 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematical ... of 16.94 persons per km². The total area was 44.16 km². The village has an elementary and a junior high school, both of which have a weekly visit from a Native English Speaker. At the time of writing, this teacher was Louise Beard from England. The village also has a kindergarten. Seinaiji is famous for its fireworks displays. All the fireworks are made by hand in the village and at the festival people dance underneath them. It is common for people to get mild burns from this ritual. In Seinaiji, there stands an ancient sakura (cherry blossom) tree that people take bus trips to se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namiai, Nagano
was a village located in Shimoina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 766 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematical ... of 13.38 persons per km². The total area was 57.24 km². On January 1, 2006, Namiai was merged into the expanded village of Achi. Namiai is host to the Nagano-Namiai Camp: http://www.campnamiai.com/ Dissolved municipalities of Nagano Prefecture Achi, Nagano {{Nagano-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minamishinano, Nagano
was a village located in Shimoina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,250 and a density of 10.87 persons per km². The total area was 206.90 km². On October 1, 2005, Minamishinano, along with the village of Kami are the deities, divinities, spirits, phenomena or "holy powers", that are venerated in the Shinto religion. They can be elements of the landscape, forces of nature, or beings and the qualities that these beings express; they can also be the sp ... (also from Shimoina District), was merged into the city of Iida. Dissolved municipalities of Nagano Prefecture Iida, Nagano {{Nagano-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kami, Nagano
was a village located in Shimoina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 811 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematical ... of 6.41 persons per km². The total area was 126.51 km². On October 1, 2005, Kami, along with the village of Minamishinano (also from Shimoina District), was merged into the city of Iida. Dissolved municipalities of Nagano Prefecture Iida, Nagano {{Nagano-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iida, Nagano
is a city in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , Iida had an estimated population of 101,536, and a population density of 154 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Iida is an , a municipality designated by the Japanese government to be a model for making large cuts in greenhouse gas emissions towards a low-carbon society. Geography Iida is the southernmost city of Nagano Prefecture. Mount Hijiri at is the highest elevation in the city. Iida lies 90 minutes northeast of the major city of Nagoya by automobile via the Chūō Expressway. The same expressway also provides access to Tokyo, about four hours to the east. The nearest large metropolis to Iida is Nagoya, which is easily accessible by bus (about 2 hours). The larger cities of Matsumoto and Nagano in central and northern Nagano Prefecture are also accessible by bus and train. There is also a bus service to Shinjuku, Tokyo, which takes about four hours. Surrounding municipalities *Nagano Prefecture ** Kamiina District: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamisato, Nagano
is a city in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , Iida had an estimated population of 101,536, and a population density of 154 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Iida is an , a municipality designated by the Japanese government to be a model for making large cuts in greenhouse gas emissions towards a low-carbon society. Geography Iida is the southernmost city of Nagano Prefecture. Mount Hijiri at is the highest elevation in the city. Iida lies 90 minutes northeast of the major city of Nagoya by automobile via the Chūō Expressway. The same expressway also provides access to Tokyo, about four hours to the east. The nearest large metropolis to Iida is Nagoya, which is easily accessible by bus (about 2 hours). The larger cities of Matsumoto and Nagano in central and northern Nagano Prefecture are also accessible by bus and train. There is also a bus service to Shinjuku, Tokyo, which takes about four hours. Surrounding municipalities *Nagano Prefecture ** Kamiina District: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuoka, Nagano
is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 1,622 in 688 households, and a population density of 25 persons per km². The total area of the village is . Geography Yasuoka is located in mountainous far south of Nagano Prefecture. The Tenryū River runs through the northern portion of the village. Surrounding municipalities *Nagano Prefecture ** Iida ** Anan ** Tenryū ** Shimojō Climate The town has a climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cold winters (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Yasuoka is 11.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1904 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.8 °C, and lowest in January, at around 0.3 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Yasuoka has declined severely in recent years. History The area of present-day Yasuoka was part of an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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