Suwa District, Nagano

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Suwa (諏訪郡, Suwa-gun or Suwa no Kōri) is a district located in southern Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 46,162 with a density of 181.18 persons per km². The total area is 254.79 km².

Municipalities

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The district consists of two towns and one village:

Notes

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

History

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Map showing original extent of Suwa District in Nagano Prefecture:

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

Shimosuwa-machi
Fujimi-machi
Hara-mura

January 4, 1879 - Suwa District was created during the early Meiji period establishment of the municipalities system, which initially consisted of 24 villages. Its district headquarters was located at the village of Kamisuwa.

District Timeline

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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
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