Shioya District, Tochigi

Shioya (塩谷郡, Shioya-gun) is a district located in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 57,656 and a density of 60.91 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 946.53 km².

Towns and villages

Named after an old, powerful family that owned most of the area in the district for hundreds of years.

On March 28, 2005 the towns of Kitsuregawa and Ujiie merged to form the city of Sakura.
On March 20, 2006 the town of Fujihara and the village of Kuriyama merged into the city of Nikkō. With this merger, there are no more villages left within Tochigi Prefecture.

Tochigi Prefecture

Utsunomiya (capital)

Core city	Utsunomiya

Cities	Ashikaga Kanuma Mooka Nasukarasuyama Nasushiobara Nikkō Ōtawara Oyama Sakura Sano Shimotsuke Tochigi Yaita

Haga District	Haga Ichikai Mashiko Motegi

Kawachi District	Kaminokawa

Nasu District	Nasu Nakagawa

Shimotsuga District	Mibu Nogi

Shioya District	Shioya Takanezawa

List of mergers in Tochigi Prefecture

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 254136664 NDL: 00396565

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