Kamiminochi District, Nagano

Kamiminochi (上水内郡, Kamiminochi-gun) is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2011, the district has an estimated population of 23,774 with a density of 84.11 persons per km². The total area is 282.65 km².

Municipalities

The district consists of two towns and one village:

Notes

^ ^a ^b Classified as a town.
^ Classified as a village.

History

Map showing original extent of Kamiminochi District in Nagano Prefecture:

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

Shinano-machi
Ogawa-mura
Iizuna-machi

Colored areas are in this district.

District Timeline

Recent mergers

On January 1, 2005 - The town of Toyono and the villages of Togakushi and Kinasa were merged into the expanded city of Nagano.
On October 1, 2005 - The villages of Mure and Samizu were merged to form the new town of Iizuna.
On January 1, 2010 - The town of Shinshūshinmachi and the village of Nakajō were merged into the expanded city of Nagano.^[1]

References

^ 長野市・信州新町・中条村合併後調査報告について. Nagano official website (in Japanese). Nagano City. Archived from the original on October 19, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2011.

36°46′59″N 138°09′14″E / 36.783°N 138.154°E / 36.783; 138.154

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[town-1] Classified as a town.

[vill-2] Classified as a village.

[gappei2010-3] 長野市・信州新町・中条村合併後調査報告について. Nagano official website (in Japanese). Nagano City. Archived from the original on October 19, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2011.

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