was a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
located in
Taga District, Ibaraki
was a Districts of Japan, district located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Ibaraki, Japan.
On November 1, 2004, the town of Jūō, Ibaraki, Jūō was merged into the neighboring and expanding city of Hitachi, Ibaraki, Hitachi. Therefore, the Taga Distric ...
,
Japan
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History
On April 1, 1889, Kitanakagō village was formed by the merger of Toyoda, Isohara, Ōtsuka, Kamisōda and Utsuno.
[Dictionary of place names Japanese, Kadokawa ]
On January 1, 1925, Kitanakagō village was renamed Isohara town.
On April 1, 1955,
Hanakawa village merged with Isohara Town.
On March 31, 1956, Isohara town merged with
Ōtsu town,
Hiragata town,
Minaminakagō village,
Sekinami village, and
Sekimoto village, to form
Kitaibaraki city.
Population changes
Population
* 1891 - 2,932
* 1902 - 4,007
* 1920 - 10,265
* 1924 - 9,089
* 1935 - 9,342
* 1950 - 13,692
Number of households
* 1920 - 2,427
* 1924 - 2,225
* 1935 - 2,064
* 1950 - 2,756
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Isohara, Ibaraki
Dissolved municipalities of Ibaraki Prefecture