Shimotsuga District, Tochigi
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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
[edit ]Merger
[edit ]- 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]
References
[edit ]- ^ 矢野恒太記念会 (2021年12月01日). 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.
36°21′32′′N 139°39′04′′E / 36.359°N 139.651°E / 36.359; 139.651
