was a
district
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located in
Tochigi Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Tochigi Prefecture has a population of 1,943,886 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 6,408 Square kilometre, km2 (2,474 Square mile, sq mi). Tochigi ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the district had an estimated
population
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of 20,718 and a
population density
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of 52.44 persons per km
2. The total area was 395.11 km
2.
Towns and villages
*
Ashio
*
Awano
*
Nishikata
Mergers
*On January 1, 2006 - the town of
Awano was merged into the expanded city of
Kanuma.
*On March 20, 2006 - the town of
Ashio, along with the city of
Imaichi, the town of
Fujihara, and the village of
Kuriyama (both from
Shioya District), was merged into the expanded city of
Nikkō
is a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 80,239 in 36,531 households, and a population density of 55 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . It is a popular destination for Japanese and ...
.
*On October 1, 2011 - the town of
Nishikata was merged into the expanded city of
Tochigi.
Kamitsuga District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
References
Former districts of Tochigi Prefecture
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