Aso District, Kumamoto

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.

Towns and villages

*Minamiaso
*Minamioguni
*Nishihara
*Oguni
*Takamori
*Ubuyama


=Mergers=

*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.


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