Shimoina District, Nagano

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

As of December 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 66,755. The total area is 1,603.84 km².

[edit] Municipalities

There are 3 towns and 11 villages within the district.

• Achi
• Anan
• Hiraya
• Matsukawa
• Neba
• Oshika
• Seinaiji
• Shimojo
• Takagi
• Takamori
• Tenryū
• Toyooka
• Urugi
• Yasuoka

[edit] 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.
• October 1, 2005: The villages of Kami and Minamishinano merged into the city of Iida.
• January 1, 2006: The village of Namiai merged into the village of Achi.

Nagano Prefecture
Cities
Azumino | Chikuma | Chino | Iida | Iiyama | Ina | Komagane | Komoro | Matsumoto | Nagano | Nakano | Okaya | Omachi | Saku | Shiojiri | Suwa | Suzaka | Tomi | Ueda
Districts
Chiisagata | Hanishina | Higashichikuma | Kamiina | Kamiminochi | Kamitakai | Kiso | Kitaazumi | Kitasaku | Minamisaku | Shimoina | Shimominochi | Shimotakai | Suwa
See also: Towns and villages by district edit