Shimotsuga District (下都賀郡, Shimotsuga-gun) is a
district located in
Tochigi Prefecture,
Japan.
As of 2011, the district has an estimated
population of 83,304 and a
density of 603 persons per km2. The total area is 138.07 km2.
Towns and villages
Merger
- On April 1, 1889, Samukawa District (寒川郡), Shimotsuke was merged into Shimotsuga District.
- On January 10, 2006, the towns of
Kokubunji and
Ishibashi merged with the town of
Minamikawachi, from
Kawachi District, to form part of the new city of
Shimotsuke.
- On March 29, 2010, the towns of
Fujioka,
Ōhira and
Tsuga merged into the city of
Tochigi.
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- On April 5, 2014, the town of
Iwafune merged into the city of
Tochigi.
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36°21′32″N 139°39′04″E / 36.359°N 139.651°E / 36.359; 139.651