Minamishitara District

Minamishitara (南設楽郡, Minamishitara-gun) was a district located in eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2004 (the last data available), the district had an estimated population of 16,703 with a density of 43.84 persons per km2.

With the organization of municipalities on October 1, 1889, Minamishitara District was divided into one town (Shinshiro) and 22 villages.

The village of Ebi was elevated to town status on April 28, 1894.

In September of the same year, the town of Ebi was annexed by Hōrai along with the village of Yamayoshida (from Yana District).

Map of Minamishitara District (pink) in Aichi Prefecture
Map showing original extent of Minamishitara District in Aichi Prefecture :

* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period
Colored areas are in this district.