is a
district
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located in
Nagano Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,052,493 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the ...
,
Japan
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As of May, 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 86,453 and a Density of 168 persons/km
2. The total area is 514.55 km
2.
There are 3 towns and 3 villages within the district.
*
Iijima
*
Minamiminowa
*
Minowa
*
Miyada
*
Nakagawa
*
Tatsuno
On the other hand, if the cities of
Ina and
Komagane were included, the area will be known as the Kamiina Region.
History
*1878 - The district was founded by the division of
Ina District. The seat was located at
Ina.
*April 1, 1954 - The towns of Ina merged with the villages of Tomigata, Midori, Shura, Higashiharuchika, and Nishiminowa to form the city of
Ina.
*July 1, 1954 - The towns of Akaho and Miyada merged with the villages of Ina and Nakazawa to form the city of
Komagane.
*January 1, 1955 - The town of Nakaminowa merged with the villages of Minowa and Higashiminowa to form the town of
Minowa.
*April 1, 1955-The town of
Tatsuno merged with the village of Asahi to form the new town of
Tatsuno.
*September 30, 1956 -
**The town of
Tatsuno absorbed the village of Kawashima.
**The town of
Takatō merged with the villages of Nagafuji and Miyoshi to form the new town of
Takatō.
**The town of
Iijima merged with the village of Nanakubo to form the new town of
Iijima.
**The village of
Miyada broke off from the city of
Komagane.
**The town of Kamikatado merged with the village of Oshima from
Shimoina District to form the town of
Matsukawa in
Shimoina District.
*April 1, 1958 - The town of
Takatō absorbed the village of Fujisawa.
*August 1, 1958 - The villages of Nanko and Katado merged to form the village of
Nakagawa.
*April 1, 1959 - The villages of Inari and Miwa merged to form the town of
Hase
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*March 31, 1961 - The town of
Tatsuno absorbed the village of Ono.
*April 1, 1965 - The town of
Takatō absorbed the village of Kawanan.
*April 1, 1965 - The city of
Ina absorbed the village of Nishiharuchika.
*March 31, 2006 - The town of
Takatō and the village of
Hase
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merged with the city of
Ina (1st) to form the city of
Ina (2nd).
Districts in Nagano Prefecture
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