was a rural
district
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located in central
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,637,998 and has a geographic area of . Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northea ...
,
Japan
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As of the end of 2008 (the last data available before its dissolution), the district had an estimated
population
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of 12,110 and a
population density
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of . Its total area was .
HIstory
Shida District was created in the early Meiji cadastral reforms of 1879 out of
Haibara District. In the organization of municipalities of October 1, 1889, Shida District was divided into three town (
Shimada,
Fujieda
is a city located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 145,032 in 59,480 households, and a population density of 750 persons per km². The total area of the city was . Fujieda is a member of the World Health O ...
and
Okabe) and 22 villages. It gained another three villages on April 1, 1896, with the annexation of .
Yaizu
is a city located in central Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 139,578 in 57,593 households, and a population density of 2000 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Yaizu is a noted port for commer ...
was raised to town status on June 28, 1901, followed by Aoshima Village on January 1, 1922, leaving the district with five towns and 23 villages.
On January 1, 1948, Shimada was elevated to city status. Yaizu was elevated to city status on March 1, 1951, and Ogawa Village was elevated to town status on October 1, 1952. In a round of consolidation from 1953 to 1956, the number of villages was reduced from 22 to zero, and Fujieda was proclaimed a city on March 31, 1954.
Recent mergers
*On November 1, 2008 - the town of
ÅŒigawa (created on March 31, 1955) was merged into the expanded city of Yaizu.
*On January 1, 2009 - the town of
Okabe was merged into the expanded city of Fujieda. Shida District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
References
External links
Counties of Japan
Former districts of Shizuoka Prefecture
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