Shimotsuga District, Tochigi

Shimotsuga District (下都賀郡, Shimotsuga-gun) is a district located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2011, the district has an estimated population of 83,304 and a density of 603 persons per km². The total area is 138.07 km².

Towns and villages

On April 1, 1889, Samukawa District (寒川郡), Shimotsuke was merged into Shimotsuga District.
On January 10, 2006, the towns of Kokubunji and Ishibashi merged with the town of Minamikawachi, from Kawachi District, to form part of the new city of Shimotsuke.
On March 29, 2010, the towns of Fujioka, Ōhira and Tsuga merged into the city of Tochigi.
On April 5, 2014, the town of Iwafune merged into the city of Tochigi.

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

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