Shimotsuga District, Tochigi

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

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.
On April 5, 2014, the town of Iwafune merged into the city of Tochigi.

Tochigi Prefecture

Utsunomiya (capital)

Core city	Utsunomiya

Cities	Ashikaga Kanuma Mooka Nasukarasuyama Nasushiobara Nikkō Ōtawara Oyama Sakura Sano Shimotsuke Tochigi Yaita

Haga District	Haga Ichikai Mashiko Motegi

Kawachi District	Kaminokawa

Nasu District	Nasu Nakagawa

Shimotsuga District	Mibu Nogi

Shioya District	Shioya Takanezawa

List of mergers in Tochigi Prefecture

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 251173768 NDL: 00406048

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