Hanishina District, Nagano

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Hanishina (埴科郡, Hanishina-gun) is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

As of December 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 16,742 with a density of 312.12 persons per km². The total area is 53.64 km².

Municipalities

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The district consists of one town:

Sakaki^[a]

Notes

^ Classified as a town.

History

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Map showing original extent of Hanishina District in Nagano Prefecture:

* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period

Sakaki-machi

Colored areas are in this district.

District Timeline

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Recent mergers

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On September 1, 2003 - The town of Togura was merged with the town of Kamiyamada (from Sarashina District) and the city of Koshoku to form the new city of Chikuma.

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