Shimoge District, Ōita

Shimoge (下毛郡, Shimoge-gun) was a district located in Ōita Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 17,827 with a density of 40.98 persons per km². The total area was 435.03 km².

Towns and villages

• Hon'yabakei
• Sankō
• Yabakei
• Yamakuni

Mergers

• On March 1, 2005 - the towns of Hon'yabakei, Yabakei and Yamakuni, and the village of Sankō were merged into the expanded city of Nakatsu.^[1] Shimoge District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

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