is a

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located in

Nagano Prefecture is a Landlocked country, landlocked Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,007,682 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture ...

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. As of December 1, 2005, the district has an estimated

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of 16,742 with a

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of 312.12 persons per km². The total area is 53.64 km².

Municipalities

The district consists of one town: *

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History

District Timeline

Recent mergers

* On September 1, 2003 - The town of Togura was merged with the town of Kamiyamada (from Sarashina District) and the city of Koshoku to form the new city of Chikuma. Districts in Nagano Prefecture {{Nagano-geo-stub