![Katori District in Chiba Prefecture](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Katori_District_in_Chiba_Prefecture.svg)
is a
district
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located in
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the ...
,
Japan
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. The district dates back to the
Taika Reform
The were a set of doctrines established by Emperor Kōtoku (孝徳天皇 ''Kōtoku tennō'') in the year 645. They were written shortly after the death of Prince Shōtoku and the defeat of the Soga clan (蘇我氏 ''Soga no uji''), uniting Japan ...
in the 7th century, and Katori District remained part of
Shimōsa Province until the establishment of Chiba Prefecture. Historically Katori District occupied the area south of the lower researches of the
Tone River
The is a river in the Kantō region of Japan. It is in length (the second longest in Japan after the Shinano) and has a drainage area of (the largest in Japan). It is nicknamed Bandō Tarō (); ''Bandō'' is an obsolete alias of the Kantō ...
.
Since there is no population data since 2003, the post-
Katori-
Narita district had an estimated
population
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of 40,260. The total area was .
Towns and villages
*
Kōzaki
260px, Kozaki Shrine
is a town located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 5,884 in 2471 households and a population density of 300 persons per km². The total area of the town is .
Etymology
The name of the to ...
*
Tako
*
Tōnoshō
District Timeline
*July 1, 2005 - The town of
Hikata merged with the towns of
Iioka and
Unakami from
Kaijō District (now dissolved) and the city of
Asahi
Asahi (朝日, 旭, or あさひ) means "morning sun" in Japanese and may refer to:
Cities
* Asahi, Chiba (旭市; ''Asahi-shi'') Wards
* Asahi-ku, Osaka (旭区; ''Asahi-ku'')
* Asahi-ku, Yokohama (旭; ''Asahi-ku'')
Towns
* Asahi, Aichi (旭 ...
to form the city of
Asahi
Asahi (朝日, 旭, or あさひ) means "morning sun" in Japanese and may refer to:
Cities
* Asahi, Chiba (旭市; ''Asahi-shi'') Wards
* Asahi-ku, Osaka (旭区; ''Asahi-ku'')
* Asahi-ku, Yokohama (旭; ''Asahi-ku'')
Towns
* Asahi, Aichi (旭 ...
.
*March 27, 2006
**The city of
Sawara and the towns of
Omigawa,
Yamada
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*, Japanese model, actress and idol
*, Japanese field hockey player
*, Japanese illustrator and manga artist
*, Japanese rugby union player
*, Ja ...
and
Kurimoto merged to form the new city of
Katori.
**The towns of
Shimofusa
was a town located in Katori District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
During the Edo period, the area of present-day Shimofusa was part of Takaoka Domain, a minor feudal domain of the Tokugawa shogunate. Modern Namekawa Village was established on Apri ...
and
Taiei
, also known as Taiei or Dai-ei, was a after '' Eishō'' and before ''Kyōroku.'' This period spanned the years from August 1521 through August 1528. The reigning emperors were and .
Change of era
* 1521 : The era name was changed because of ...
merged into the city of
Narita.
References
Districts in Chiba Prefecture
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