Chiisagata District, Nagano

Chiisagata (小県郡) is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

As of February 1, 2006, the district has an estimated population of 12,039 with a density of 49.94 persons per km2. The total area is now down to 241.04 km2.

Municipalities
The district consists of one town and one village:


 * Aoki
 * Nagawa


 * Notes:

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



District Timeline

 * January 14, 1879 - Due to the district, ward, town and village status enforcement, the district seat was located at the town of Ueda.
 * April 1, 1889 - Due to enforcing the town and village status, Chiisagata District formed the towns of Ueda, Nagakuboshin, and Nagakubofuru, and 32 villages (3 towns, 32 villages)
 * October 30, 1912 - The village of Maruko gained town status. (4 towns, 31 villages)
 * May 1, 1919 - The town of Ueda gained city status which lasted until March 6, 2006. (3 towns, 31 villages)
 * September 10, 1921 -  (-)  The village of Sakashita merged into the city of Ueda. (3 towns, 30 villages)
 * September 1, 1949 - The villages of Higashishiota and Fujisan merged to form the village of Higashishiota. (3 towns, 29 villages)
 * October 1, 1953 - The village of Sagata gained town status and changed the name to Tanaka. (4 towns, 28 villages)
 * April 1, 1954 -  (-)  The villages of Shiojiri and Kawabe merged into the city of Ueda (4 towns, 26 villages)
 * October 1, 1954 - The villages of Higashiuchi and Nishiuchi merged into the town of Maruko (4 towns, 24 villages)
 * April 1, 1955 - The villages of Yoda and Nagase merged into the town of Maruko. (4 towns, 22 villages)
 * May 1, 1956 - The villages of Nishishiota, Bessho, Higashishiota, and Nakashiota merged to form the town of Shiota. (5 towns, 18 villages)
 * September 30, 1956 (4 towns, 11 villages)
 * The town of Tanaka and the villages Netsu and Wa merged to form the town of Tōbu.
 * The village of Toyosato and Tonoshiro merged to form the village of Toyotono.
 * The towns of Nakakuboshin and Nakakubofuru and the village of Daimon merged to form the town of Nagato.
 *  (-)  The villages of Kamigawa and Izumida merged into the city of Ueda.
 * The village of Shiokawa merged into the town of Maruko
 * March 31, 1957 (4 towns, 10 villages)
 * Parts of the village of Urazato merged into the village of Aoki.
 * *The village of Muroga and the remaining parts of the village of Urazaro merged to form the village of Kawanishi.
 * August 1, 1957 -  (-)  The village of Kamishina merged into the city of Ueda (4 towns, 9 villages)
 * April 1, 1958 -  (-)  The village of Toyotono merged into the city of Ueda (4 towns, 8 villages)
 * April 10, 1958 - The village of Shino merged into the town of Tōbu. (4 towns, 7 villages)
 * October 1, 1958 - The villages of Naga, Hoyo, and Motohara merged to form the town of Sanada. (5 towns, 4 villages)
 * April 1, 1959 -  (-)  Parts of the town of Tōbu was merged into the city of Komoro.
 * April 1, 1970 -  (-)  The town of Shiota was merged into the city of Ueda.(4 towns, 4 villages)
 * April 1, 1973 -  (-)  The village of Kawanishi was merged into the city of Ueda.(4 towns, 3 villages)

Recent mergers

 * April 1, 2004 -  (-)  The town of Tōbu was merged with the village of Kitamimaki (from Kitasaku District) to form the new city of Tōmi. (3 towns, 3 villages)
 * October 1, 2005 - The town of Nagato and the village of Wada were merged to form the new town of Nagawa. (3 towns, 2 villages)
 * March 6, 2006 -  (-)  The towns of Maruko and Sanada, and the village of Takeshi were merged with the former city of Ueda to form the new city of Ueda. (1 town, 1 village)