Shimotakai District, Nagano
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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 2003, the district has an estimated
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of 25,179 with a
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of 59.50 persons per km2. The total area is 423.19 km2.


Municipalities

The district consists of one town and two villages: *
Kijimadaira is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 4,468, and a population density of 45.8 persons per km2. The total area of the village is . Geography Kijimadaira is located in mountainous northeas ...
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Nozawaonsen is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 3,653 in 1,395 households and a population density of 63 persons per km². The total area of the village is . Geography Nozawaonsen is located in mo ...
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Yamanouchi Yamauchi or Yamanouchi (やまうち or やまのうち, lit. "inside mountains") is a Japanese surname. Either name is written in kanji as 山内 while Yamanouchi can also be written as 山ノ内. Notable people with the surname include: * Yamano ...
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