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Shioya District, Tochigi

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Shioya (塩谷郡, Shioya-gun) is a district located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.

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Map of Shioya District, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 57,656 and a density of 60.91 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 946.53 km².

Towns and villages

  • Shioya
  • Takanezawa

    • History

  • Named after an old, powerful family that owned most of the area in the district for hundreds of years.

    • Merger

  • On March 28, 2005 the towns of Kitsuregawa and Ujiie merged to form the city of Sakura.
  • On March 20, 2006 the town of Fujihara and the village of Kuriyama merged into the city of Nikkō. With this merger, there are no more villages left within Tochigi Prefecture.

    • References

    Shioya District, Tochigi Wikipedia
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