Kamiina District, Nagano

Kamiina (上伊那郡; -gun) is a district located in Nagano, Japan.

There are 3 towns and 3 villages within the district.
*Iijima
*Minamiminowa
*Minowa
*Miyada
*Nakagawa
*Tatsuno

On the other hand, if the cities of Ina and Komagane were included, the area will be known as the Kamiina Region.

History

*1889 - The district was founded by the division of Ina District. The seat was located at Ina.
*April 1, 1954 - The towns of Ina merged with the villages of Tomigata, Midori, Shura, Higashiharuchika, and Nishiminowa to form the city of Ina.
*July 1, 1954 - The towns of Akaho and Miyada merged with the villages of Ina and Nakazawa to form the city of Komagane.
*January 1, 1955 - The town of Nakaminowa merged with the villages of Minowa and Higashiminowa to form the town of Minowa.
*April 1, 1955-The town of Tatsuno merged with the village of Asahi to form the new town of Tatsuno.
*September 30, 1956 -
**The town of Tatsuno absorbed the village of Kawashima.
**The town of Takato merged with the villages of Nagafuji and Miyoshi to form the new town of Takato.
**The town of Iijima merged with the village of Nanakubo to form the new town of Iijima.
**The village of Miyada broke off from the city of Komagane.
**The town of Kamikatado merged with the village of Oshima from Shimoina District to form the town of Matsukawa in Shimoina District.
*April 1, 1958 - The town of Takato absorbed the village of Fujisawa.
*August 1, 1985 - The villages of Nanko and Katado merged to form the village of Nakagawa.
*April 1, 1959 - The villages of Inari and Miwa merged to form the town of Hase.
*March 31, 1961 - The town of Tatsuno absorbed the village of Ono.
*April 1, 1965 - The town of Takato absorbed the village of Kawanan.
*April 1, 1965 - The city of Ina absorbed the village of Nishiharuchika.
*March 31, 2006 - The municipalities of Hase and Takato merged with the city of Ina (1st) to form the city of Ina (2nd).