is a
rural district
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located in
Akita
is a Japanese name and may refer to:
Places
* 8182 Akita, a main-belt asteroid
* Akita Castle, a Nara period fortified settlement in Akita, Japan
* Akita Domain, also known as Kubota Domain, feudal domain in Edo period Japan
* Akita, Kumamoto, ...
,
Japan
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.
At present time (as of June 2013), the district consists of only the town of
Misato with an estimated population of 20,771 and an area of 168.36 km
2. All of the city of
Senboku, most of the city of
Daisen and part of the city of
Yokote
is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 89,574 in 34,240 households, and a population density of 130 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Yokote is located in southeast c ...
were formerly part of Senboku District.
Towns and villages
*
Misato
History
The area of Senboku District was formerly part of
Dewa Province
was a province of Japan comprising modern-day Yamagata Prefecture and Akita Prefecture, except for the city of Kazuno and the town of Kosaka. Dewa bordered on Mutsu and Echigō Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was .
History
Early peri ...
, and was originally created out of
Hiraka District in the year 870. Dewa Province was divided into the provinces of
Ugo Province
is an old province of Japan in the area of Akita Prefecture and some parts of Yamagata Prefecture (specifically Akumi District).Newland, Amy Reigle. (2005). ''The Hotei Encyclopedia of Japanese Woodblock Prints,'' p. 428. It was sometimes calle ...
and
Uzen Province
is an old province of Japan in the area of Yamagata Prefecture (consisting mostly minus Akumi District). Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Ōmi''" in . It was sometimes called , with Ugo Province.
This province was in the Tōhoku region ...
following the
Meiji Restoration
The , referred to at the time as the , and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Although there were ...
on January 19, 1869, with the area of Semboku becoming part of Ugo Province. At the time, the area consisted of one town (
Kakunodate) and 181 villages formerly under the control of
Kubota Domain
was a feudal domain in Edo period Japan, located in Dewa Province (modern-day Akita Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Kubota Castle in what is now the city of Akita and was thus also known as the . It was governed for the whole of its histo ...
. Akita Prefecture was founded on December 13, 1871.
With the establishment of the municipality system on April 1, 1889, modern Senboku District, with one town (Kakunodate) and 37 villages was established.
*1891 – Ōmagari and
Rokugō were elevated to town status.
*1897 – Kanazawa was elevated to town status.
*1902 – Kariwano and Jinguji were elevated to town status.
*1922 – Nagano was elevated to town status.
*1953 – Obonai was elevated to town status.
*May 3, 1954 – The city of
Ōmagari was established.
*March 31, 1955 – Jinguji was renamed
Kamioka
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Gifu Prefecture, Gifu, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 24,726, and a population density of 31 persons per km2, in 8,905 households. The total area of the city was . The official ''kanji'' f ...
, Nagano was renamed
Nakasen.
*September 30, 1956 – The southern portion of the town of Kanazawa was merged into the city of
Yokote
is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 89,574 in 34,240 households, and a population density of 130 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Yokote is located in southeast c ...
.
*1957 – The town of Obonai became the town of Tazawako.
*April 1, 1969 –
Kyōwa
was a after '' Kansei'' and before ''Bunka.'' This period spanned the years from February 1801 through February 1804.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Kyōwa''" ; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, ''see'Deu ...
and
Ōta were both established.
*April 1, 1974 –
Senboku was established.
*March 1, 1986 –
Senhata was elevated to town status.
*On November 1, 2004 – the towns of
Rokugō and
Senhata, and the village of
Sennan were merged to create the town
Misato.
*On March 22, 2005 – the towns of
Kamioka
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Gifu Prefecture, Gifu, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 24,726, and a population density of 31 persons per km2, in 8,905 households. The total area of the city was . The official ''kanji'' f ...
,
Kyōwa
was a after '' Kansei'' and before ''Bunka.'' This period spanned the years from February 1801 through February 1804.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Kyōwa''" ; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, ''see'Deu ...
,
Nakasen,
Nishisemboku,
Ōta and
Semboku, and the village of
Nangai were merged with the city of
Ōmagari to create the city of
Daisen.
*On September 20, 2005 – the towns of
Kakunodate and
Tazawako, and the village of
Nishiki were merged to create the city of
Semboku. Following this merger, Senboku District was left with only the town of Misato.
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