Shimoina_District,_Nagano Knowpia

Shimoina (下伊那郡, Shimoina-gun) is a district located in southern Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

As of May 2008, the district has an estimated population of 65,359 with a density of 51.4 persons per km². The total area is 1,270.43 km².

Municipalities edit

The district consists of three towns and ten villages:

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Classified as a town.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Classified as a village.

History edit

Map showing original extent of Shimoina District in Nagano Prefecture:

* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period

Matsukawa-machi
Takamori-machi
Anan-machi
Achi-mura
Hiraya-mura
Neba-mura
Shimojō-mura
Urugi-mura
Tenryū-mura
Yasuoka-mura
Takagi-mura
Toyooka-mura
Ōshika-mura

Colored areas are in this district.

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

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

Recent mergers edit

October 1, 2005: The villages of Kami 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.^[1]