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Higashichikuma District, Nagano

District in Nagano Prefecture, Japan

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Higashichikuma (東筑摩郡, Higashichikuma-gun) is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

As of October 1, 2011, the district has an estimated population of 23,044 with a density of 85.85 persons per km². The total area is 268.42 km². Northern Higashichikuma has its population increased, while Southern Higashichikuma has theirs decreased.

The district consists of five villages:

• Asahi^[a]
• Chikuhoku^[a]
• Ikusaka^[a]
• Omi^[a]
• Yamagata^[a]

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• April 1, 1959 - The town of Shiojiri absorbed the villages of Kataoka, Hirooka, Souga and Chikumaji to form the city of Shiojiri.
• June 28, 1961 - The village of Seba was merged into the expanded city of Shiojiri.
• April 1, 1973 - The village of Hata gained town status.
• May 1, 1974 - The village of Hongo was merged into the expanded city of Matsumoto.

• April 1, 2005 - The village of Shiga was merged into the expanded city of Matsumoto.
• October 1, 2005 - The town of Akashina was merged with the towns of Hotaka and Toyoshina, and the villages of Horigane and Misato (all from Minamiazumi District) to form the new city of Azumino.^[1]

• October 11, 2005 - The villages of Honjō, Sakakita and Sakai merged to form the new village of Chikuhoku.^[2]

• March 31, 2010 - The town of Hata was merged into the expanded city of Matsumoto.

The district has a sister city relationship with the city of Chuncheon in South Korea.

36°25′41″N 138°00′36″E / 36.42806°N 138.01000°E / 36.42806; 138.01000

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