Shimoina (下伊那郡, Shimoina-gun) is a district located in southern Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

As of May 2008, the district has an estimated population of 65,359 with a density of 51.4 persons per km². The total area is 1,270.43 km².

Municipalities

The district consists of three towns and ten villages:

• Anan^{[lower-alpha 1]}
• Achi^{[lower-alpha 2]}
• Hiraya^{[lower-alpha 2]}
• Matsukawa^{[lower-alpha 1]}
• Neba^{[lower-alpha 2]}
• Ōshika^{[lower-alpha 2]}
• Shimojō^{[lower-alpha 2]}
• Takagi^{[lower-alpha 2]}
• Takamori^{[lower-alpha 1]}
• Tenryū^{[lower-alpha 2]}
• Toyooka^{[lower-alpha 2]}
• Urugi^{[lower-alpha 2]}
• Yasuoka^{[lower-alpha 2]}

Notes

History

Map showing original extent of Shimoina District in Nagano Prefecture:

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

1. Matsukawa-machi
2. Takamori-machi
3. Anan-machi
4. Achi-mura
5. Hiraya-mura
6. Neba-mura
7. Shimojō-mura
8. Urugi-mura
9. Tenryū-mura
10. Yasuoka-mura
11. Takagi-mura
12. Toyooka-mura
13. Ōshika-mura

Colored areas are in this district.

• January 4, 1879 - Ina District was split off into Kamiina and Shimoina Districts during the early Meiji period establishment of the municipalities system, which initially consisted of 1 town and 31 villages. Its district headquarters was located at the village of Iida.

References

35°25′55″N 137°44′24″E / 35.432°N 137.74°E / 35.432; 137.74