Kawachi District, Tochigi

Kawachi (河内郡, Kawachi-gun) is a district located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2005, the district has an estimated population of 76,471 and a density of 480.35 persons per km². The total area is 159.20 km².

The district has one town.

• Kaminokawa

Timeline (1960s to present)

• April 1, 1966 - The village of Kawachi gained town status.
• April 1, 1971 - The village of Minamikawachi gained town status.
• July 1, 1994 - The village of Kamikawachi gained town status.
• January 10, 2006 - The town of Minamikawachi merged with the towns of Ishibashi and Kokubunji, both from Shimotsuga District to form the city of Shimotsuke.
• March 31, 2007 - The towns of Kamikawachi and Kawachi merged into the city of Utsunomiya.

Tochigi Prefecture Cities Ashikaga Kanuma Mooka Nasukarasuyama Nasushiobara Nikkō Ōtawara Oyama Sakura Sano Shimotsuke Tochigi Utsunomiya (capital) Yaita Haga District Haga Ichikai Mashiko Motegi Kawachi District Kaminokawa Nasu District Nasu Nakagawa Shimotsuga District Mibu Nogi Shioya District Shioya Takanezawa