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located in

Iwate Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. It is the second-largest Japanese prefecture at , with a population of 1,210,534 (as of October 1, 2020). Iwate Prefecture borders Aomori Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefectur ...

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. As of June 1, 2019, the district has an estimated population of 33,315 with a density of 43.6 per km² and an area of 763.56 km². The entire city of

Kuji is a Japanese city in Iwate Prefecture. , the city had an estimated population of 34,418 in 15,675 households, and a population density of 55 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Kuji is in far northeastern Iwate Prefect ...

, and the most of the town of Kuzumaki were formerly part of Kunohe District.

Towns and villages

The district has two towns and two villages: * Hirono * Karumai * Kunohe *

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History

The ancient county of in

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was divided into the counties of Ninohe, Sannohe, Kunohe and Kita in 1634. Under the

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, Kunohe county consisted of 47 villages under the control of

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, 10 villages under the control of

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and one village under joint control. Following the

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Kunohe came under the new province of Rikuchu Province, which became part of Iwate Prefecture in 1872. With the establishment of the district system in 1878, the area was divided into Kita-Kunohe District (32 villages) and Minami-Kunohe District (27 villages). Iwate Kunohe-gun 1889

With the establishment of the municipality system on April 1, 1889, the two districts were merged and reorganized into one town (Kuji) and 19 villages. Karumai was raised to town status on January 1, 1925, followed by Kuzumaki on December 25, 1940. However, Kuzumaki was transferred to Iwate District in 1948. The town of Taneichi was created on April 1, 1951, followed by Osanai on June 1, 1952. Kuji was elevated to city status on November 3, 1954. *January 1, 2006 - The town of Taneichi and the village of

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(spelled "Ohno" by the town.) merged to form the new town of Hirono. *March 6, 2006 - The village of Yamagata merged with the city of

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