was a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

located in northeastern

Miyagi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Miyagi Prefecture has a population of 2,305,596 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Miyagi Prefecture borders Iwate Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the nort ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. It was dissolved in 2005 when forming the city of Tome. As of 2000, the district estimated

population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...

of 89,389 and a

density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematical ...

is 191 persons per km². The total area was 467.98 km².

Former towns and villages

The towns and villages formerly in the district, before amalgamation of Tome, including part of Motoyoshi District. * Hasama * Ishikoshi * Minamikata * Nakada * Toyoma * Towa * Toyosato

Mergers

On April 1, 2005 - the towns of Hasama, Ishikoshi, Minamikata, Nakada, Toyoma, Towa, Toyosato and Yoneyama merged with the town of Tsuyama (from Motoyoshi District), were merged to create the city of Tome. Tome District was dissolved. The new city hall is located the former town of Hasama.235gou-a3_p2-3.pdf
''旧はさま町にある新市庁舎'' (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-06-17.

References

External links

Former districts of Miyagi Prefecture {{Miyagi-geo-stub