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is a district
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 Cities of Japan, Towns of Japan or Villages of Japan....
 located in Nagano Prefecture
Nagano Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Chubu region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Nagano, Nagano....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
.

As of November 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population
Population

File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
 of 34,759. The total area is 1,546.26 kmē.

Historically, the district was once known as Nishichikuma District until May 1, 1968.

There are only 3 Towns and 3 villages within the district.






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is a district
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 Cities of Japan, Towns of Japan or Villages of Japan....
 located in Nagano Prefecture
Nagano Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Chubu region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Nagano, Nagano....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
.

As of November 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population
Population

File:Population density.pngIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings....
 of 34,759. The total area is 1,546.26 kmē.

Historically, the district was once known as Nishichikuma District until May 1, 1968.

There are only 3 Towns and 3 villages within the district.
  • Agematsu
    Agematsu, Nagano

    is a towns of Japan located in Kiso District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 6,034 and a population density of 35.82 persons per km?. The total area is 168.47 km? ....
  • Kiso Village
    Kiso, Nagano (village)

    is a villages of Japan located in Kiso District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 3,438 and a population density of 24.48 persons per km?. The total area is 140.46 km?....
  • Kiso Town
    Kiso, Nagano (town)

    is a town located in Kiso District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.The town was founded on November 1, 2005, when the town of Kisofukushima, Nagano merged with three surrounding villages ....
  • Nagiso
    Nagiso, Nagano

    is a towns of Japan located in Kiso District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 5,458 and a population density of 25.27 persons per km?....
  • Okuwa
    Okuwa, Nagano

    is a villages of Japan located in Kiso District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 4,559 and a population density of 19.45 persons per km?. The total area is 234.45 km?....
  • Otaki
    Otaki, Nagano

    is a villages of Japan located in Kiso District, Nagano, Japan....


History

  • May 1, 1968-The district was renamed to Kiso District.
  • February 13, 2005-The village of Yamaguchi
    Yamaguchi, Nagano

    was a villages of Japan located in Kiso District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. On February 13, 2005, Yamaguchi merged into the city of Nakatsugawa, Gifu in Gifu Prefecture....
     merged into the city of Nakatsugawa
    Nakatsugawa, Gifu

    is a cities of Japan located in the Tono region of Gifu Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1952....
    , Gifu
    Gifu Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan located in the Chubu region list of regions in Japan of central Japan. Its capital is the city of Gifu, Gifu. Located in the center of Japan, it has long played an important part as the crossroads of Japan, connecting the east to the west through such routes as the Nakasendo....
    .
  • April 1, 2005-The village of Narakawa
    Narakawa, Nagano

    was a villages of Japan located in Kiso District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The village was amalgamated by the city of Shiojiri, Nagano on April 1, 2005....
     merged into the city of Shiojiri
    Shiojiri, Nagano

    is a cities of Japan located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan....
    .
  • November 1, 2005-The town of Kisofukushima
    Kisofukushima, Nagano

    was a towns of Japan located in Kiso District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. On November 1, 2005, the town merged with the villages of Mitake, Nagano, Hiyoshi, Nagano and Kaida, Nagano to form the new town of Kiso, Nagano ....
     merged with the villages of Mitake
    Mitake, Nagano

    was a villages of Japan located in Kiso District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. On November 1, 2005, the village merged with the town of Kisofukushima, Nagano and the villages of Hiyoshi, Nagano and Kaida, Nagano to form the new town of Kiso, Nagano ....
    , Hiyoshi
    Hiyoshi, Nagano

    was a villages of Japan located in Kiso District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. On November 1, 2005, the village merged town of Kisofukushima, Nagano merged with the villages of Mitake, Nagano and Kaida, Nagano to form the new town of Kiso, Nagano ....
     and Kaida
    Kaida, Nagano

    was a villages of Japan located in Kiso District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. On November 1, 2005, the village merged with the town of Kisofukushima, Nagano merged with the villages of Mitake, Nagano and Hiyoshi, Nagano to form the new town of Kiso, Nagano ....
     to form the new town of Kiso
    Kiso, Nagano (town)

    is a town located in Kiso District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.The town was founded on November 1, 2005, when the town of Kisofukushima, Nagano merged with three surrounding villages ....
    .


Points of interest

  • Nakasendo
    Nakasendo

    The was one of the Edo Five Routes of the Edo period, and one of the two that connected Edo to Kyoto in Japan. There were 69 Stations of the Nakasendo between Edo and Kyoto, crossing through Musashi Province, Kozuke Province, Shinano Province, Mino Province and Omi Province Old provinces of Japan....
    , a former trade route between Edo
    Edo

    , literally: Headlands and bays-door, "estuary", ), also Romanization of Japanese as Yedo or Yeddo, is the Geographical renaming of the Capital of Japan Tokyo, and was the seat of power for the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868....
     (modern-day Tokyo
    Tokyo

    , officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshu. The twenty-three special wards of Tokyo, each governed as a city, cover the area that was once the Tokyo City in the eastern part of the prefecture, and total over 8 million people....
    ) and Kyoto
    Kyoto

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    .
  • Tsumago-juku, a restored post town on the Nakasendo.


See also

  • Kiso Valley
    Kiso Valley

    The is a geographical area that centers on the valley of the upper portions of the Kiso River in the southwestern part of Nagano Prefecture in Japan....


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