was a rural
district
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located in western
Shizuoka,
Japan.
As of the end of 2003 (the last data available before its dissolution), the district had an estimated
population
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of 52,485 and a
population density
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of 227.20 persons per km
2. Its total area was 231.01 km
2.
History
Inasa District was created in the early Meiji cadastral reforms of April 1, 1889, and consisted at the time of two towns (Kito and Kanasashi) and six villages. On April 1, 1896 and Nishi-Hamana Village from were joined to Inasa District. Nishi-Hamana became a town on May 1, 1922 and was renamed
Mikkabi, giving the district three towns and eight villages.
Iitani Village was annexed by Kanasashi, and the town renamed
Inasa on April 1, 1953. On April 1, 1955, Kito annexed Nakamura Village and was renamed
Hosoe. The remaining villages were consolidated in 1955–1956, with Miyakoda Village going to the city of Hamamatsu, Higahi-Hamada joining Mikkabi Town, Okuyama and Ihei Villages joining with Inasa Town and Aratama Village joining the town of
Hamakita
was a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
On April 1, 2005, the city had an estimated population of 86,653 and a density of 1,300.00 persons per km2. The total area was 66.64 km2. It is now part of ward of Hamakita when th ...
in
Hamana District.
On July 1, 2005, the towns of Hosoe, Inasa and Mikkabi, along with the cities of
Tenryū and
Hamakita
was a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
On April 1, 2005, the city had an estimated population of 86,653 and a density of 1,300.00 persons per km2. The total area was 66.64 km2. It is now part of ward of Hamakita when th ...
, the town of
Haruno (from
Shūchi District), the towns of
Misakubo and
Sakuma, the village of
Tatsuyama (all from
Iwata District), and the towns of
Maisaka and
Yūtō (both from
Hamana District), were merged into the expanded city of
Hamamatsu
is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. the city had an estimated population of 791,707 in 340,591 households, making it the prefecture's largest city, and a population density of . The total area of the site was .
Overview
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. Inasa District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
External links
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Former districts of Shizuoka Prefecture
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