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Shimoniikawa District, Toyama

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Shimoniikawa (下新川郡, Shimoniikawa-gun) is a district located in Toyama Prefecture, Japan.

Map showing original extent of Shimoniikawa District in Toyama Prefecture:

* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period
* green - current borders
  1. Asahi-machi
  2. Nyūzen-machi
Colored areas are in this district.

As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 49,118 with a density of 77.09 persons per km2. The total area is 637.19 km2.

Municipalities

The district consists of two towns:

History

District Timeline

Recent mergers

  • On March 31, 2006 - The town of Unazuki was absorbed by the former city of Kurobe to form the new city of Kurobe.[1]

Notes

  1. [a]
    Classified as a town.

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