Minamisaku District, Nagano

Minamisaku is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2023, the district has an estimated population of 22,248 with a density of 29 persons per km². The total area is 767.42 km².

Municipalities

The district consists of two towns and four villages:

April 1, 1954 - The municipalities of Nozawa, Sakurai, Kishino, Maeyama, and Osawa merged to form the town of Nozawa.
February 1, 1955 - The villages of Sakae and Umise merged to form the town of Saku.
August 1, 1955 - The town of Usuda merged with the village of Kirihara to form the town of Usuda.
August 1, 1956 - The municipalities of Nakagomi, Hiraga, and Uchimura merged to form the town of Nakagoshi.
September 30, 1956:
* The village of Ohyuga merged into the town of Saku.
* The villages of Taguchi and Aonuma merged to form the village of Taguchiaonuma.
* The town of Koumi merged with the village of Hokuboku to form the town of Koumi.
April 1, 1957 - The village of Taguchiaonuma merged with the town of Usuda to form the town of Usuda.
March 25, 1958 - Parts of the town of Koumi merged into the village of Yachiho.
April 1, 1959 - Parts of the town of Usuda merged into the town of Saku.
April 1, 1961 - The towns of Nozawa and Nakagomi merged with the municipalities of Asama and Azuma from Kitasaku District to form the city of Saku.

March 20, 2005 - The town of Saku and the village of Yachiho were merged to form the new town of Sakuho.
April 1, 2005 - The town of Usuda was merged with the town of Mochizuki, the village of Asashina, and the old city of Saku to form the new city of Saku.