Minamisaku District, Nagano

Minamisaku (南佐久郡, Minamisaku-gun) is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2023, the district has an estimated population of 22,248 with a density of 29 persons per km2. The total area is 767.42 km2.

Municipalities

The district consists of two towns and four villages:

Notes
  1. Classified as a village.
  2. Classified as a town.

History
Map showing original extent of Minamisaku District in Nagano Prefecture:

* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period
  1. Koumi-machi
  2. Kawakami-mura
  3. Minamimaki-mura
  4. Minamiaiki-mura
  5. Kitaaiki-mura
  6. Sakuho-machi
Colored areas are in this district.

District Timeline
  • April 1, 1954 - The municipalities of Nozawa, Sakurai, Kishino, Maeyama, and Osawa merged to form the town of Nozawa.
  • February 1, 1955 - The villages of Sakae and Umise merged to form the town of Saku.
  • August 1, 1955 - The town of Usuda merged with the village of Kirihara to form the town of Usuda.
  • August 1, 1956 - The municipalities of Nakagomi, Hiraga, and Uchimura merged to form the town of Nakagoshi.
  • September 30, 1956:
    • The village of Ohyuga merged into the town of Saku.
    • The villages of Taguchi and Aonuma merged to form the village of Taguchiaonuma.
    • The town of Koumi merged with the village of Hokuboku to form the town of Koumi.
  • April 1, 1957 - The village of Taguchiaonuma merged with the town of Usuda to form the town of Usuda.
  • March 25, 1958 - Parts of the town of Koumi merged into the village of Yachiho.
  • April 1, 1959 - Parts of the town of Usuda merged into the town of Saku.
  • April 1, 1961 - The towns of Nozawa and Nakagomi merged with the municipalities of Asama and Azuma from Kitasaku District to form the city of Saku.

Recent mergers

36.059°N 138.504°E / 36.059; 138.504

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