Asashina, Nagano

Asashina
Asashina; 浅科村
	Village
	Asashina-mura
	Asashina Ōike
	Location of Asashina in Nagano
	Asashina Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 36°16′27.4″N 138°24′18.2″E
Country	Japan
Prefecture	Nagano
District	Kitasaku
Merged	April 1, 2005; (now part of Saku)
Area
• Total	19.52 km2 (7.54 sq mi)
Population (2003)
• Total	6,423
• Density	329.05/km2 (852.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (JST)

Asashina (浅科村, Asashina-mura) was a village located in Kitasaku District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 6,423 and a density of 329.05 persons per km². The total area was 19.52 km².

History

May 30, 1876 The village of Shionada absorbed the village of Ichizaemonshinden in Saku District.
c. 1879 Kitasaku District government enforced. The villages of Shionada, Mimayose, Gorobēshinden, Yawata, Yomogita, Kuwayama, and Yashima belongs to Kitasaku District.
April 1, 1889 The city, town, and village status enforced.
- The villages of Shionada and Mimayose merged to form the village of Nakatsu.
- The villages of Yawata, Yomogita, Kuwayama and Yashima merged to form the village of Minamimimaki.
January 15, 1955 The villages of Nakatsu, Gorobēshinden and Minamimimaki merged to form the village of Asashina.
April 1, 2005 Asashina, along with the town of Usuda (from Minamisaku District), and the town of Mochizuki (also from Kitasaku District), was merged into the expanded city of Saku.

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