Nakatado district in Kagawa prefecture it

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located in

Kagawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Kagawa Prefecture has a population of 949,358 (as of 2020) and is the smallest prefecture by geographic area at . Kagawa Prefecture borders Ehime Prefecture to the southwest and Tok ...

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. Due to the district government enforcement in 1899, the district was formed when the Naka and Tado Districts merged. The district contains 3 towns:

Kotohira is a town located in Nakatado District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 8,105 in 3618 households and a population density of 960 persons per km². The total area of the town is . The town is best known as t ...

(琴平町),

Tadotsu 270px, Shorinji Kempo head dōjō is a town located in Nakatado District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 22,124 in 10365 households and a population density of 270 persons per km². The total area of the ...

(多度津町), Mannō (まんのう町).

Timeline

*March 16, 1899 - Naka and Tado Districts merged to form Nakatado District. (3 towns, 27 villages) *April 1, 1899 - The town of Marugame gained city status to become the city of Marugame. (2 towns, 27 villages) *November 3, 1901 - The villages of Zentsūji,

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, and Yoshida merged to form the town of Zentsūji. (3 towns, 24 villages) *June 1, 1917 - The village of Rokugō merged into the city of Marugame. (3 towns, 23 villages) *May 10, 1942 - The village of Toyohara merged into the town of Tadotsu. (3 towns, 22 villages) *April 1, 1951 - The village of Minami merged into the city of Marugame. (3 towns, 21 villages) *April 1, 1953 - The village of Yoshima merged into the city of Sakaide. (3 towns, 20 villages) *March 31, 1954 (2 towns, 15 villages) **The village of Honjima merged into the city of Marugame. **The town of Zentsūji and the villages of

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, Yogita, Tatsukawa, and Fudeoka merged to form the city of Zentsūji. *May 3, 1954 - The villages of Shika and Shirakata merged into the town of Tadotsu. (2 towns, 13 villages) *October 17, 1954 - The village of Gunge merged into the city of Marugame. (2 towns, 12 villages) *April 1, 1955 (3 towns, 7 villages) **The villages of Sogō and Shichika merged to form the village of Chūnan. **The town of Kotohira and Enai merged to form the town of Kotohira. **The villages of

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, Kanno, and Shijō merged to form the town of Mannō. *July 1, 1955 - The village of Takashino merged into the town of Mannō. (3 towns, 6 villages) * 1956年3月31日 - Parts of the town of Mannō merged into the town of Kotohira. *September 30, 1956 (3 towns, 4 villages) **The town of Mannō absorbed the village of Nagasumi, Ayauta District. **The villages of Sanagishima and Takamishima merged into the town of Tadotsu. *October 10, 1957 - Parts of the town of Mannō merged into the town of Kotohira. *November 1, 1957 - The village of Kotonami, Ayauta District moved to Nakatado District. (3 towns, 5 villages) *March 31, 1958 - The village of Zōgō split and merged into the town of Kotohira and the city of Zentsūji. (3 towns, 4 villages) *May 1, 1958 - The villages of Tarumi and

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merged into the city of Marugame. (3 towns, 2 villages) *April 1, 1962 - The village of Kotonami gained town status to become the town of Kotonami. (4 towns, 1 village) *January 1, 1970 - The village of Chūnan gained town status to become the town of Chūnan. (5 towns) *March 20, 2006 - The towns of Mannō (満濃町) absorbed the towns of Chūnan and Kotonami to form the new town of Mannō (まんのう町). (3 towns)

References

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