is a rural

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located in southeastern

Yamanashi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Yamanashi Prefecture has a population of 787,592 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,465 km2 (1,724 sq mi). Yamanashi Prefecture borders Saitama Prefecture to the n ...

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. As of 1 October 2020, the district had an estimated

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of 48,970 with a

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of 116,3 persons per km². The total area was 421 km².

Municipalities

The districts consists of two towns and four villages: * Dōshi *

Fujikawaguchiko is a town located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 26,542 in 10,618 households, and a population density of 170 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Fujikawaguchiko is located in so ...

* Narusawa * Nishikatsura * Oshino * Yamanakako ;Notes:

History

The district formerly included the cities of

Fujiyoshida is a Cities of Japan, city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 48,782 in 19,806 households and a population density of 400 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Fujiyoshida lie ...

, Tsuru and a portion of the city of

Uenohara is a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2023, the city had an estimated population of 23,158 in 9987 households, and a population density of 140 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Uenohara is ...

District Timeline

Minamitsuru District was founded during the early

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establishment of the municipalities system on July 22, 1878 and initially consisted of 21 villages.

Recent mergers

* On November 15, 2003 - The town of Kawaguchiko, and the villages of Katsuyama and Ashiwada were merged to form the town of

* On February 13, 2005 - The village of

Akiyama Akiyama (written: lit. "autumn mountain") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, general in the Imperial Japanese Army and considered father of the Japanese Cavalry * Denis Akiyama (1952–2018), Japanese-Canadian acto ...

was merged with the former town of

(from Kitatsuru District) to form the new city of

. * On March 1, 2006 - The town of

absorbed parts of the village of Kamikuishiki (from Nishiyatsushiro District), consisting of the sections of ''Fujigane, Motosu and Shoji''.

References

Districts in Yamanashi Prefecture 1878 establishments in Japan {{Yamanashi-geo-stub