Aso District, Kumamoto
Aso is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The total area is 703.01 km2.
As of 2024, the population was 32,882. The Aso clan comes from it.
Towns and villages
Mergers
- On February 11, 2005 the old town of Aso absorbed the town of Ichinomiya, and the village of Namino to become the new city of Aso.
- On February 11, 2005 the town of Soyō merged with the town of Yabe, and the village of Seiwa, both from Kamimashiki [District, Kumamoto|Kamimashiki District], to form the new town of Yamato.
- On February 13, 2005 the villages of Chōyō, Hakusui and Kugino merged to form the new village of Minamiaso.