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Kōnu District, Hiroshima
was a district located in Hiroshima Prefecture. On March 31, 2005, the town of Sōryō, along with the towns of Hiwa, Kuchiwa, Saijō, Takano and Tōjō (all from Hiba District), was merged into the expanded city of Shōbara. Therefore, Kōnu District was dissolved as a result of this merger. The previous territory of the district is now the cities of Shōbara, Fuchū, Miyoshi, and the town of Jinsekikōgen in Jinseki District. The towns and villages once part of Kōnu District (at the 1889 municipal status enforcement) * Arida (有田村) * Arifuku (有福村) * Inaga (井永村) * Inakusa (稲草村) * Ogaya (岡屋村) * Ozuka (小塚村) * Kajita (梶田村) * Kamiryōke (上領家村) * Kamedani (亀谷村) * Kiya (木屋村) * Kurome (黒目村) * Goka (五箇村) * Kohori (小堀村) * Sakura (佐倉村) * Shinami (階見村) * Shimoryōke (下領家村) * Jōge (上下村) * Tarōmaru (太郎丸村) * Chiwa (知和村) * Tomasu (斗升村) * Nakaryōke (中領 ...
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Districts Of Japan
In Japan, a is composed of one or more rural municipalities (Towns of Japan, towns or Villages of Japan, villages) within a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture. Districts have no governing function, and are only used for geographic or statistical purposes such as mailing addresses. Cities of Japan, Cities are not part of districts. Historically, districts have at times functioned as an administrative unit in Japan, administrative unit. From 1878 to 1921The governing law, the district code (''gunsei'', 郡制Entry for the 1890 originalanentry for the revised 1899 ''gunsei''in the National Diet Library ''Nihon hōrei sakuin''/"Index of Japanese laws and ordinances"), was abolished in 1921, but the district assemblies (''gunkai'', 郡会) existed until 1923, the district chiefs (''gunchō'', 郡長) and district offices (''gun-yakusho'', 郡役所) until 1926. district governments were roughly equivalent to a County (United States), county of the United States, ranking below Prefectu ...
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Jōge, Hiroshima
was a town located in Kōnu District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004, the town had an estimated population of 5,966 and a density of 69.75 persons per km2. The total area was 85.53 km2. On April 1, 2004, Jōge was merged into the expanded city of Fuchū and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go .... Places of interest * Okina-za * Yano Hot Spring * White Wall Street Dissolved municipalities of Hiroshima Prefecture Fuchū, Hiroshima {{Hiroshima-geo-stub ...
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Futami District, Hiroshima
was a district in Hiroshima, Japan. on April 1, 2004, all six towns and villages in this district, along with the town of Kōnu in Kōnu District, were merged with old Miyoshi to form the new Miyoshi. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 18,171 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematical ... of . The total area is . Towns and villages * Funo * Kimita * Kisa * Mirasaka * Miwa * Sakugi Former districts of Hiroshima Prefecture {{Hiroshima-geo-stub ...
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Sakugi, Hiroshima
was a village located in Futami District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 1,942 and a density of . The total area was . On April 1, 2004, Sakugi, along with the towns of Kisa, Mirasaka and Miwa, the villages of Funo and Kimita (all from Futami District), and the town of Kōnu (from Kōnu District), was merged with the expanded city of Miyoshi and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go .... External links Official website of Miyoshi Dissolved municipalities of Hiroshima Prefecture Miyoshi, Hiroshima {{Hiroshima-geo-stub ...
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Kimita, Hiroshima
was a village located in Futami District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 1,923 and a density of 22.39 persons per km². The total area was 85.87 km². On April 1, 2004, Kimita, along with the towns of Kisa, Mirasaka and Miwa, the villages of Funo and Sakugi (all from Futami District), and the town of Kōnu (from Kōnu District), was merged with the expanded city of Miyoshi and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go .... External links Official website of Miyoshi Dissolved municipalities of Hiroshima Prefecture Miyoshi, Hiroshima {{Hiroshima-geo-stub ...
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Funo, Hiroshima
was a village located in Futami District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 1,965 and a density of 23.66 persons per km². The total area was 83.04 km². On April 1, 2004, Funo, along with the towns of Kisa, Mirasaka and Miwa, the villages of Kimita and Sakugi (all from Futami District), and the town of Kōnu (from Kōnu District), was merged with the expanded city of Miyoshi and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go .... External links Official website of Miyoshi Dissolved municipalities of Hiroshima Prefecture Miyoshi, Hiroshima {{Hiroshima-geo-stub ...
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Miwa, Hiroshima
was a town located in Futami District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,622 and a density of 49.69 persons per km². The total area was 72.89 km². On April 1, 2004, Miwa, along with the towns of Kisa and Mirasaka, the villages of Funo, Kimita and Sakugi (all from Futami District), and the town of Kōnu (from Kōnu District), was merged with the expanded city of Miyoshi and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go .... External links Official website of Miyoshi Dissolved municipalities of Hiroshima Prefecture {{Hiroshima-geo-stub ...
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Mirasaka, Hiroshima
was a town located in Futami District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. , the town has an estimated population of 3,801 and a density of 87.02 persons per km². The total area is 43.68 km². On April 1, 2004, Mirasaka, along with the towns of Kisa and Miwa, the villages of Funo, Kimita and Sakugi (all from Futami District), and the town of Kōnu (from Kōnu District), was merged with the expanded city of Miyoshi into one, and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go .... External links Official website of Miyoshiin Japanese Dissolved municipalities of Hiroshima Prefecture Miyoshi, Hiroshima {{Hiroshima-geo-stub ...
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Kisa, Hiroshima
was a town located in Futami District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,918 and a density of 58.50 persons per km2. The total area was 84.07 km2. On April 1, 2004, Kisa, along with the towns of Mirasaka and Miwa, the villages of Funo, Kimita and Sakugi (all from Futami District), and the town of Kōnu (from Kōnu District), was merged with the expanded city of Miyoshi and no longer exists as an independent municipality. It was located 65 miles north-east of Hiroshima City. The town was divided into about a half dozen village level units, each with its own elementary and nursery schools. Okuda Genzo, a famous Japanese painter, was born in a small farmhouse in Kisa in the first half of the 20th century. The town had a legend that it received its name when Emperor Go-Toba stopped off in Kisa on the way to an island in the Sea of Japan The Sea of Japan is the marginal sea between the Japanese archipelago, Sakhalin ...
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Sera District, Hiroshima
is a district located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2020, the district has an estimated population of 15,125 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematicall ... of 54.38 persons per km2. The total area is 278.1 km2. Towns and villages * Sera Merger *On October 1, 2004 all three towns in the district merged into the single expanded town of Sera. The other two former towns were Kōzan and Seranishi. References Districts in Hiroshima Prefecture {{Hiroshima-geo-stub ...
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Kōnu, Hiroshima
was a town located in Kōnu District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,114 and a density of 47.78 persons per km². The total area was 65.17 km². On April 1, 2004, Kōnu, along with the towns of Kisa, Mirasaka and Miwa, and the villages of Funo, Kimita and Sakugi (all from Futami District), was merged with the expanded city of Miyoshi and no longer exists as an independent municipality. The main street of Kōnu also known as "Carter Street", named for US president Jimmy Carter James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he previously served as th ... after his visit in the 1990s. Places of interest * Jimmy Carter Civic Center * Susa Shrine * Shoganji Temple Emblem of Kōnu, Hiroshima (1975–2004).svg, Official seal/emblem Flag of Kōnu, Hirosh ...
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