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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

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The district consists of three towns and three villages:

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Classified as a town.
^ ^a ^b ^c Classified as a village.

History

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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2023)

Map showing original extent of Kiso District in Nagano Prefecture:

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

Agematsu-machi
Nagiso-machi
Kiso-mura
Ōtaki-mura
Ōkuwa-mura
Kiso-machi

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

District Timeline

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

Recent mergers

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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

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

References

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^ "中津川市紹介（HP版）07.03.27" (PDF). Nakatsugawa official website (in Japanese). Retrieved August 19, 2011.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Kiso Valley.

v t e Nagano Prefecture
Nagano (capital)
Core cities	Nagano Matsumoto
Cities	Azumino Chikuma Chino Iida Iiyama Ina Komagane Komoro Nakano Okaya Ōmachi Saku Shiojiri Suwa Suzaka Tōmi Ueda
Districts	Chiisagata District Aoki Nagawa Hanishina District Sakaki Higashichikuma District Asahi Chikuhoku Ikusaka Omi Yamagata Kamiina District Iijima Minamiminowa Minowa Miyada Nakagawa Tatsuno Kamiminochi District Iizuna Shinano Ogawa Kamitakai District Obuse Takayama Kiso District Agematsu Kiso (town) Nagiso Kiso (village) Ōkuwa Ōtaki Kitaazumi District Ikeda Hakuba Matsukawa Otari Kitasaku District Karuizawa Miyota Tateshina Minamisaku District Kawakami Kitaaiki Koumi Minamiaiki Minamimaki Sakuho Shimoina District Achi Anan Hiraya Matsukawa Neba Ōshika Shimojō Takagi Takamori Tenryū Toyooka Urugi Yasuoka Shimominochi District Sakae Shimotakai District Yamanouchi Kijimadaira Nozawaonsen Suwa District Hara Fujimi Shimosuwa
Former Districts	Minamiazumi District Sarashina District
List of mergers in Nagano Prefecture