:* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period
District Timeline Recent mergers • On January 1, 2005 - The town of
Toyono and the villages of
Togakushi and
Kinasa were merged into the expanded city of
Nagano. • On October 1, 2005 - The villages of
Mure and
Samizu were merged to form the new town of
Iizuna. • On January 1, 2010 - The town of
Shinshūshinmachi and the village of
Nakajō were merged into the expanded city of
Nagano. ==References==