Higashichikuma District, Nagano

District in Nagano Prefecture, Japan

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Higashichikuma (東筑摩郡, Higashichikuma-gun) is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

As of October 1, 2011, the district has an estimated population of 23,044 with a density of 85.85 persons per km2. The total area is 268.42 km2. Northern Higashichikuma has its population increased, while Southern Higashichikuma has theirs decreased.

## Municipalities

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The district consists of five villages:

* Asahi[a]
* Chikuhoku[a]
* Ikusaka[a]
* Omi[a]
* Yamagata[a]

## History

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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2023)

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Map showing original extent of Higashichikuma District in Nagano Prefecture:

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

1. Omi-mura
2. Ikusaka-mura
3. Yamagata-mura
4. Asahi-mura
5. Chikuhoku-mura

Colored areas are in this district.

### District Timeline

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* April 1, 1959 - The town of Shiojiri absorbed the villages of Kataoka, Hirooka, Souga and Chikumaji to form the city of Shiojiri.
* June 28, 1961 - The village of Seba was merged into the expanded city of Shiojiri.
* April 1, 1973 - The village of Hata gained town status.
* May 1, 1974 - The village of Hongo was merged into the expanded city of Matsumoto.

### Recent mergers

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* April 1, 2005 - The village of Shiga was merged into the expanded city of Matsumoto.
* October 1, 2005 - The town of Akashina was merged with the towns of Hotaka and Toyoshina, and the villages of Horigane and Misato (all from Minamiazumi District) to form the new city of Azumino.[1]

* October 11, 2005 - The villages of Honjō, Sakakita and Sakai merged to form the new village of Chikuhoku.[2]

* March 31, 2010 - The town of Hata was merged into the expanded city of Matsumoto.

## Sister cities

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The district has a sister city relationship with the city of Chuncheon in South Korea.

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c d e Classified as a village.

## References

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1. ^ "平成17年10月1日の市町村合併に係る証明書 - 安曇野市公式ホームページ". 安曇野市公式. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
2. ^ "合併の歴史 | 筑北村について | 行政情報". 筑北村公式ホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-16.

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Nagano Prefecture

Nagano (capital)

Core cities|

* Nagano
* Matsumoto

Cities|

* Azumino
* Chikuma
* Chino
* Iida
* Iiyama
* Ina
* Komagane
* Komoro
* Nakano
* Okaya
* Ōmachi
* Saku
* Shiojiri
* Suwa
* Suzaka
* Tōmi
* Ueda

Districts|

* Chiisagata District
* Aoki
* Nagawa
* Hanishina District
* Sakaki
* Higashichikuma District
* Asahi
* Chikuhoku
* Ikusaka
* Omi
* Yamagata
* Kamiina District
* Iijima
* Minamiminowa
* Minowa
* Miyada
* Nakagawa
* Tatsuno
* Kamiminochi District
* Iizuna
* Shinano
* Ogawa
* Kamitakai District
* Obuse
* Takayama
* Kiso District
* Agematsu
* Kiso (town)
* Nagiso
* Kiso (village)
* Ōkuwa
* Ōtaki
* Kitaazumi District
* Ikeda
* Hakuba
* Matsukawa
* Otari
* Kitasaku District
* Karuizawa
* Miyota
* Tateshina
* Minamisaku District
* Kawakami
* Kitaaiki
* Koumi
* Minamiaiki
* Minamimaki
* Sakuho
* Shimoina District
* Achi
* Anan
* Hiraya
* Matsukawa
* Neba
* Ōshika
* Shimojō
* Takagi
* Takamori
* Tenryū
* Toyooka
* Urugi
* Yasuoka
* Shimominochi District
* Sakae
* Shimotakai District
* Yamanouchi
* Kijimadaira
* Nozawaonsen
* Suwa District
* Hara
* Fujimi
* Shimosuwa

Former Districts|

* Minamiazumi District
* Sarashina District

List of mergers in Nagano Prefecture

Authority control databases |

* Yale LUX

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