was a
district
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located in
Toyama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefecture has a population of 1,044,588 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi). Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the ...
,
Japan
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.
As of November 1, 2004, the district had a population of 13,770. The total area was 58.76 km
2.
Prior to dissolution, the district has only one town left:
*
Fukuoka
is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancie ...
History
Due to the enforcement of the district government, the district was founded in 1896 when the former Tonami District, occupied the southwestern
Etchu Province, split into Nishitonami and
Higashitonami Districts.
The district covered all of the city of
Oyabe, and the areas of Toide, Fukuoka, and Tatsuno in the city of
Takaoka. The district seat was located at the town of Ishido (now the city of Oyabe).
In 1962, the towns of Ishido and Tochu merged to become the city of
Oyabe.
Recent mergers
* On November 1, 2004, the town of
Fukumitsu was merged with the towns of
Fukuno,
Inami and
Jōhana, and the villages of
Inokuchi,
Kamitaira was a village located in Higashitonami District, Toyama Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 956 and a density of 10.09 persons per km². The total area was 94.77 km².
On November 1, 2004, Kamitaira, along w ...
,
Taira
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and
Toga
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(all from
Higashitonami District) to create the city of
Nanto.
* On November 1, 2005, the town of
Fukuoka
is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancie ...
was merged into the expanded city of
Takaoka. Nishitonami District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
Former districts of Toyama Prefecture
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