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 65,359 and a Population Density of . The total area is .
Municipalities
There are 3 towns and 10 villages within the district.
*
Anan Anan or ANAN may refer to:
People
* Anan (name)
Places
* Anan, Haute-Garonne, a commune in the Haute-Garonne ''département'', France
* Anan, Nagano, a town in Nagano, Japan
* Anan, Tokushima, a city in Tokushima, Japan
Other uses
* ''Anan'' ( ...
*
Matsukawa
*
Takamori
*
Achi
*
Hiraya
*
Neba
*
Ōshika
*
Shimojō
*
Takagi
is a Japanese surname meaning "tall tree". Notable people with the surname include:
*Akimitsu Takagi (1920–1995), Japanese crime fiction writer
*Jon Mamoru Takagi (1942–1984), American martial arts instructor
*, Japanese footballer
* Hinako T ...
*
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
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 ...
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
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into the village of
Achi.
References
Districts in Nagano Prefecture
States and territories established in 1878
1878 establishments in Japan
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