Kiso District
Kiso (木曽郡, Kiso-gun) is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Marker for Kisoji
As of November 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 34,759 with a density of 22.48 persons per km2. The total area is 1,546.26 km2.
Municipalities
The district consists of three towns and three villages:
- Agematsu[lower-alpha 1]
- Kiso Town[lower-alpha 1]
- Kiso Village[lower-alpha 2]
- Nagiso[lower-alpha 1]
- Ōkuwa[lower-alpha 2]
- Ōtaki[lower-alpha 2]
- Notes
- Classified as a town.
- Classified as a village.
History
Map showing original extent of Kiso District in Nagano Prefecture:
* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period
* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period
- Agematsu-machi
- Nagiso-machi
- Kiso-mura
- Ōtaki-mura
- Ōkuwa-mura
- Kiso-machi
Colored areas are in this district.
Historically, the district was once known as Nishichikuma District (西筑摩郡, Nishichikuma-gun) until May 1, 1968.
District Timeline
- May 1, 1968 - The district was renamed to Kiso District.
Recent mergers
- February 13, 2005 - The village of Yamaguchi was merged into the expanded city of Nakatsugawa (located in Gifu Prefecture).[1]
- April 1, 2005 - The village of Narakawa was merged into the expanded city of Shiojiri.
- November 1, 2005 - The town of Kisofukushima was merged with the villages of Mitake, Hiyoshi and Kaida to form the new town of Kiso.
Points of interest
- Nakasendō, a former trade route between Edo (modern-day Tokyo) and Kyoto.
- Tsumago-juku, a restored post town on the Nakasendō.
See also
References
- "中津川市紹介（HP版）07.03.27" (PDF). Nakatsugawa official website (in Japanese). Retrieved August 19, 2011.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Kiso Valley.
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