Aso District, Kumamoto
Aso (阿蘇郡; -gun) is a
district located in
Kumamoto Prefecture,
Japan.
As of the
Aso and
Yamato mergers but with
2003 population data, the district has an estimated
population of 40,841 and a
density of 58.1 persons per
km². The total area is 703.01 km².
*
Minamiaso*
Minamioguni*
Nishihara*
Oguni*
Takamori*
Ubuyama*On
February 11,
2005, the municipalities of
Aso,
Ichinomiya and
Namino merged to form the new
city of
Aso.
*On
February 11,
2005, the town of
Soyo merged with the municipalities of
Yabe and
Seiwa from
Kamimashiki District to form the new town of
Yamato in
Kamimashiki District.
*On
February 13,
2005, the villages of
Choyo,
Hakusui and
Kugino merged to form the new village of
Minamiaso.
