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

Mibu
Nogi

Merger

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.^[1]

On April 5, 2014, the town of Iwafune merged into the city of Tochigi.

References

^ 矢野恒太記念会 (2021-12-01). データでみる県勢2022: 日本国勢図会地域統計版 (in Japanese). 矢野恒太記念会. p. 504. ISBN 978-4-87549-347-1.

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Shadow picture of Tochigi Prefecture

Tochigi Prefecture

Utsunomiya (capital)

Utsunomiya

Flag of Tochigi Prefecture

Cities

Districts

Haga District
- Haga
- Ichikai
- Mashiko
- Motegi
Kawachi District
- Kaminokawa
Nasu District
- Nakagawa
- Nasu
Shimotsuga District
- Mibu
- Nogi
Shioya District
- Shioya
- Takanezawa

List of mergers in Tochigi Prefecture

36°21′32″N 139°39′04″E / 36.359°N 139.651°E / 36.359; 139.651

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