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Kiso District

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Kiso (木曽郡, Kiso-gun) is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

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[edit]

The district consists of three towns and three villages:

• Agematsu^[a]
• Kiso Town^[a]
• Kiso Village^[b]
• Nagiso^[a]
• Ōkuwa^[b]
• Ōtaki^[b]

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History[edit]

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Historically, the district was once known as Nishichikuma District (西筑摩郡, Nishichikuma-gun) until May 1, 1968.

District Timeline[edit]

• May 1, 1968 - The district was renamed to Kiso District.

Recent mergers[edit]

• 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[edit]

• Nakasendō, a former trade route between Edo (modern-day Tokyo) and Kyoto.
• Tsumago-juku, a restored post town on the Nakasendō.

See also[edit]

• Kisobushi
• Kiso Valley

References[edit]

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Kiso Valley.

35°48′58″N 137°37′12″E / 35.816°N 137.62°E / 35.816; 137.62

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