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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....
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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....
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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....
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Municipalities

There are 3 towns and 11 villages within the district.
  • Achi
    Achi, Nagano

    is a villages of Japan located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.Achi was the birthplace of the photographer and illustrator Motoichi Kumagai, who worked as a teacher in the village and photographed its life; the village has a permanent gallery of Kumagai's work, Kumagai Motoichi Shashin Dogakan....
  • Anan
    Anan, Nagano

    is a towns of Japan located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 6,052 and a population density of 49.06 persons per km?. The total area is 123.35 km?....
  • Hiraya
    Hiraya, Nagano

    is a villages of Japan located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 645 and a population density of 8.33 persons per km?....
  • Matsukawa
  • Neba
    Neba, Nagano

    is a villages of Japan located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 1,289 and a population density of 14.33 persons per km?....
  • Oshika
    Oshika, Nagano

    is a villages of Japan located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 1,432 and a population density of 5.77 people per km?....
  • Seinaiji
    Seinaiji, Nagano

    is a villages of Japan located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 748 and a population density of 16.94 persons per km?....
  • Shimojo
    Shimojo, Nagano

    is a villages of Japan located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 4,169 and a population density of 110.70 persons per km?. The total area is 37.66 km?....
  • Takagi
    Takagi, Nagano

    is a villages of Japan located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 7,039 and a population density of 105.66 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 66.62 km?....
  • Takamori
    Takamori, Nagano

    is a towns of Japan located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 12,838 and a population density of 283.65 persons per square kilometer....
  • Tenryu
    Tenryu, Nagano

    is a villages of Japan located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 2006, the village has an estimated population of 1,987 and a population density of 18.14 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 109.53 km?....
  • Toyooka
    Toyooka, Nagano

    is a villages of Japan located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 7,108 and a population density of 92.49 persons per square kilometer....
  • Urugi
    Urugi, Nagano

    is a villages of Japan located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 711 and a population density of 16.33 persons per square kilometer....
  • Yasuoka
    Yasuoka, Nagano

    is a villages of Japan located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 2,153 and a population density of 33.36 persons per square kilometer....


District Timeline

  • 1878: The district was formed out from Ina District. The seat was located at Iida.
  • June 1, 1993: The town of Kamisato merged into the expanded city of Iida
    Iida, Nagano

    is a cities of Japan located in southern Nagano Prefecture, Japan.Located on the Iida Line, an old local train line that runs through the valley of the Tenryu River in the southern Japan Alps, Iida lies 90 minutes northeast of the major city of Nagoya by automobile via the Chuo Expressway....
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  • October 1, 2005: The villages of Kami
    Kami, Nagano

    was a villages of Japan located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. On October 1, 2005, Kami merged into the city of Iida, Nagano....
     and Minamishinano
    Minamishinano, Nagano

    was a villages of Japan located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. On October 1, 2005, Minamishinano merged into the city of Iida, Nagano....
     merged into the expanded city of Iida
    Iida, Nagano

    is a cities of Japan located in southern Nagano Prefecture, Japan.Located on the Iida Line, an old local train line that runs through the valley of the Tenryu River in the southern Japan Alps, Iida lies 90 minutes northeast of the major city of Nagoya by automobile via the Chuo Expressway....
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  • January 1, 2006: The village of Namiai
    Namiai, Nagano

    was a villages of Japan located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. On January 1, 2006, Namiai merged into the village of Achi, Nagano....
     merged into the village of Achi
    Achi, Nagano

    is a villages of Japan located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.Achi was the birthplace of the photographer and illustrator Motoichi Kumagai, who worked as a teacher in the village and photographed its life; the village has a permanent gallery of Kumagai's work, Kumagai Motoichi Shashin Dogakan....
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  • A planned merger of municipalities
    Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan

    are actions taken, either within one municipality or between multiple municipalities, after making a consensus agreement to do so....
     will be implemented on March 31, 2009; Seinaji will merge into Achi
    Achi, Nagano

    is a villages of Japan located in Shimoina District, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.Achi was the birthplace of the photographer and illustrator Motoichi Kumagai, who worked as a teacher in the village and photographed its life; the village has a permanent gallery of Kumagai's work, Kumagai Motoichi Shashin Dogakan....
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