Iishi District, Shimane

Location of Iishi District in Shimane Prefecture

Iishi (飯石郡, Iishi-gun) is a district located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 20,864 and a density of 38.00 persons per km². The total area is 242.84 km².

Towns and villages

Iinan

Mergers

On November 1, 2004, the towns of Kakeya and Mitoya, and the village of Yoshida, merged with the towns of Daitō, Kamo and Kisuki, all from Ōhara District, to form the new city of Unnan.
On January 1, 2005, the towns of Akagi and Tonbara merged to form the new town of Iinan.

Shimane Prefecture

Cities	Gōtsu Hamada Izumo Masuda Matsue (capital) Ōda Unnan Yasugi

Iishi District	Iinan

Kanoashi District	Tsuwano Yoshika

Nita District	Okuizumo

Ōchi District	Kawamoto Misato Ōnan

Oki District	Ama Chibu Nishinoshima Okinoshima

Coordinates: 35°02′46″N 132°45′58″E / 35.046°N 132.766°E / 35.046; 132.766

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