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. As of October 1, 2008, the district had a population of 8,952 with an area of 100.47 km². The district's area is equivalent to the current city of Isa. Until the day before the dissolution, the district had one town: * Hishikari (菱刈町)

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* March 29, 1896 - Isa District was formed when Kitaisa and Hishikari Districts were merged. The villages of Ōkuchi, Yamano, Hatsuki, Hishikari, Nishitara and Higashitara were formed. * April 1, 1918 - The village of Ōkuchi was elevated to town status to become the town of Ōkuchi. (1 town, 5 villages) * February 11, 1925 - The village of Higashitara was renamed to the village of Honjō. * April 29, 1940 - The village of Hishikari was elevated to town status to become the town of Hishikari. (2 towns, 4 villages) * November 10, 1940 - The village of Yamano was elevated to town status to become the town of Yamano. (3 towns, 3 villages) * April 1, 1954 - The towns of Ōkuchi and Yamano, and the villages of Nishitara and Hatsuki were merged to create the city of Ōkuchi. (1 town, 1 village) * July 15, 1954 - The town of Hishikari, and the village of Honjō were merged to create the town of Hishikari. (1 town) * November 1, 2008 - The town of Hishikari, along with the city of Ōkuchi, was merged to create the city of Isa. Isa District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

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