is a

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located in southern

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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Population

As of May 2008, the district has an estimated

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of 65,359 with a

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of 51.4 persons per km². The total area is 1,270.43 km².

Municipalities

The district consists of three towns and ten villages: * Anan * Achi * Hiraya * Matsukawa * Neba * Ōshika * Shimojō * Takagi * Takamori * Tenryū * Toyooka * Urugi * Yasuoka ;Notes:

History

* January 4, 1879 - Ina District was split off into Kamiina and Shimoina Districts during the early

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establishment of the municipalities system, which initially consisted of 1 town and 31 villages. Its district headquarters was located at the village of Iida.

District Timeline

* July 1, 1993 - The town of Kamisato was merged into the expanded city of Iida.

Recent mergers

* October 1, 2005: The villages of

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and Minamishinano were merged into the expanded city of Iida. * January 1, 2006: The village of Namiai was merged into the expanded village of Achi. * March 31, 2009: The village of Seinaiji was merged into the expanded village of Achi.

References

Districts in Nagano Prefecture States and territories established in 1878 1878 establishments in Japan {{Nagano-geo-stub