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Shimoina (下伊那郡, Shimoina-gun) is a district located in southern Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

As of May 2008, the district has an estimated population of 65,359 with a density of 51.4 persons per km². The total area is 1,270.43 km².

Municipalitiesedit

The district consists of three towns and ten villages:

• Anan^[a]
• Achi^[b]
• Hiraya^[b]
• Matsukawa^[a]
• Neba^[b]
• Ōshika^[b]
• Shimojō^[b]
• Takagi^[b]
• Takamori^[a]
• Tenryū^[b]
• Toyooka^[b]
• Urugi^[b]
• Yasuoka^[b]

Notes

Historyedit

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• January 4, 1879 - Ina District was split off into Kamiina and Shimoina Districts during the early Meiji period establishment of the municipalities system, which initially consisted of 1 town and 31 villages. Its district headquarters was located at the village of Iida.

District Timelineedit

• July 1, 1993 - The town of Kamisato was merged into the expanded city of Iida.

Recent mergersedit

• October 1, 2005: The villages of Kami and Minamishinano were merged into the expanded city of Iida.
• January 1, 2006: The village of Namiai was merged into the expanded village of Achi.
• March 31, 2009: The village of Seinaiji was merged into the expanded village of Achi.^[1]

Referencesedit

35°25′55″N 137°44′24″E / 35.432°N 137.74°E / 35.432; 137.74

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