Kamitsuga District, Tochigi
Encyclopedia
was a district
located in Tochigi
, Japan
.
As of 2003, the district had an estimated population
of 20,718 and a density
of 52.44 persons per km². The total area was 395.11 km².
Districts of Japan
The was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States, ranking at the level below prefecture and above city, town or village. As of 2008, cities belong directly to prefectures and are independent from...
located in Tochigi
Tochigi Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Kantō region on the island of Honshū, Japan. The capital is the city of Utsunomiya.Nikkō, whose ancient Shintō shrines and Buddhist temples UNESCO has recognized by naming them a World Heritage Site, is in this prefecture...
, Japan
Japan
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As of 2003, the district had an estimated population
Population
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of 20,718 and a density
Population density
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of 52.44 persons per km². The total area was 395.11 km².
Towns and villages
- AshioAshio, TochigiAshio was a town located in Kamitsuga District, Tochigi, Japan.On March 20, 2006 Ashio, along with the town of Fujihara, the village of Kuriyama, both from Shioya District, and the old city of Imaichi, was merged into the expanded city of Nikkō....
- AwanoAwano, TochigiAwano was a town located in Kamitsuga District, Tochigi, Japan.On January 1, 2006 Awano was merged into the city of Kanuma.As of , the town has an estimated population of 10,278 and a density of 57.96 persons per km.² The total area is 177.32 km.²...
- NishikataNishikata, Tochigiwas a town located in Kamitsuga District, Tochigi, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,975 and a density of 217.97 persons per km². The total area was 32.00 km²....
Mergers
- On January 1, 2006 the town of AwanoAwano, TochigiAwano was a town located in Kamitsuga District, Tochigi, Japan.On January 1, 2006 Awano was merged into the city of Kanuma.As of , the town has an estimated population of 10,278 and a density of 57.96 persons per km.² The total area is 177.32 km.²...
merged into the city of KanumaKanuma, Tochigiis a city located in Tochigi, Japan.As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 102,825 and the density of 210 persons per km². The total area is 490.62 km²...
. - On March 20, 2006 the town of AshioAshio, TochigiAshio was a town located in Kamitsuga District, Tochigi, Japan.On March 20, 2006 Ashio, along with the town of Fujihara, the village of Kuriyama, both from Shioya District, and the old city of Imaichi, was merged into the expanded city of Nikkō....
merged into the city of NikkōNikko, Tochigiis a city in the mountains of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Approximately 140 km north of Tokyo and 35 km west of Utsunomiya, the capital of Tochigi Prefecture, it is a popular destination for Japanese and international tourists...
. - On October 1, 2011 the town of NishikataNishikata, Tochigiwas a town located in Kamitsuga District, Tochigi, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,975 and a density of 217.97 persons per km². The total area was 32.00 km²....
merged into the city of TochigiTochigi, Tochigiis a city located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Despite its name, it is not the capital of Tochigi Prefecture; the capital is Utsunomiya.The city took its current form on March 29, 2010 when the old city of Tochigi merged with the towns of Fujioka, Ōhira and Tsuga from Shimotsuga District to form...
. Kamitsuga District was dissolved as a result of this merger.