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> Hienuki District) was a

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located in

(formerly Rikuchu Province),

. The district had an estimated

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of 23,027 and the total area is 365.41 km². By the time of founding, the district was co-teminous with the city of

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. Until the day before the dissolution (December 31, 2005), there were only two towns left in the district. * Ishidoriya * Ōhasama On January 1, 2006, the towns of Ishidoriya and Ōhasama, and the town of Tōwa (from Waga District) were merged into the expanded city of

. Therefore, Hienuki District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

District Timeline

* April 1, 1889 - Due to the municipal status enforcement, the following municipalities were formed. (3 towns, 13 villages) ** The towns of

, Hanamakikawaguchi and Ōhasama ** The villages of Yumoto, Miyanome, Yuguchi, Ōta, Neko,

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, Uchikawame, Sotokawame, Kamegamori, Kōchi, Niibori, Yaehata and

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* June 1, 1923 - The town of Hanamakikawaguchi and the village of Neko were merged to form the town of Hanamakikawaguchi. (3 towns, 12 villages) * April 1, 1928 -　The village of Kōchi was elevated to town status and renamed to become the town of Ishidoriya. (4 towns, 11 villages) * April 10, 1929 - The towns of Hanamaki and Hanamakikawaguchi were merged to create the town of Hanamaki. (3 towns, 11 villages) * April 1, 1954 - The town of Hanamaki, and the villages of Yumoto, Yuguchi, Yasawa, Ōta and Miyanome were merged to create the city of Hanamaki. (2 towns, 6 villages) * January 1, 1955 - The town of Ōhasama, and the villages of Uchikawame, Sotokawame and Kamegamori merged to create the town of Ōhasama. (2 towns, 3 villages) * April 1, 1955 - The town of Ishidoriya, and the villages of Niibori, Yaehata and Hachiman were merged to create the town of Ishidoriya. (2 towns) * January 1, 2006 - The towns of Ōhasama and Ishidoriya, and the town of Tōwa (from Waga District) were merged into the expanded city of

. Hienuki District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

District Timeline

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