was a rural district located in southern

Akita Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Provinces and prefectures" in ; "Tōhoku" in . Its population is approximately 966,000 (as of 1 October 2019) and its ge ...

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. On October 1, 2005, the towns of

Kisakata was a town located in Yuri District, Akita Prefecture, Japan. In 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,836 and a density of 103.50 persons per km². The total area was 124.02 km². On October 1, 2005, Kisakata, along with the to ...

, Konoura and

Nikaho is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 24,291 in 9,371 households, and a population density of 100 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Nikaho is located at the far south ...

were merged to create the city of

. Therefore, Yuri District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

History

The area of Yuri Distinct was formerly part of Dewa Province, which was divided into the provinces of Ugo Province and Uzen Province following the Meiji restoration on January 19, 1869, with the area of Yuri becoming part of Ugo Province. At the time, the area consisted of one town and 101 villages formerly under the control of

Honjō Domain was a feudal domain in Edo period Japan, located in Dewa Province (modern-day Akita Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Honjō Castle in what is now the city of Yurihonjō, Akita. History Much of Dewa Province was controlled by the powerfu ...

, one town and 70 villages formerly under the control of Kameda Domain, 45 villages formerly under the control of

Yashima Domain was a feudal domain in Edo period Japan, located in Dewa Province (modern-day Akita Prefecture), Japan. It was centered on Yashima Jin'ya in the former town of Yashima, Akita, in what is now part of the city of Yurihonjō, Akita. History The ...

, 9 villages that were '' tenryō'' territory directly administered by the Tokugawa shogunate, and 4 villages under the control of '' hatamoto'' retainers of Honjō Domain and Yashima Domain. Akita Prefecture was founded on December 13, 1871. Akita Yuri-gun 1889

With the establishment of the municipality system on December 23, 1878, Yuri District, with three towns (Honjō, Kameda and Yashima) and 28 villages was established. * Kisakata was raised to town status on September 30, 1896, followed by Konoura and Hirasawa on June 4, 1902. * The city of Honjō was established on March 31, 1954, and the towns of Nikaho and Iwaki were established in 1956. * On November 1, 1960, the village of Yuri gained town status, followed by Ōuchi on April 1, 1970, Higashiyuri on April 1, 1974, Nishime on September 1, 1975, and Chōkai on November 1, 1980. * On March 22, 2005, the towns of Chōkai, Higashiyuri, Iwaki, Nishime, Ōuchi, Yashima and

Yuri Yuri may refer to: People and fictional characters Given name *Yuri (Slavic name), the Slavic masculine form of the given name George, including a list of people with the given name Yuri, Yury, etc. *Yuri (Japanese name), also Yūri, feminine Jap ...

were merged with the city of Honjō to create the city of

Yurihonjō is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 76,077 in 30,639 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Geography Yurihonjō is located in southwest corner of Akita Pre ...

. * On October 1, 2005, the towns of

, Konoura and

were merged to create the city of

. Therefore, Yuri District was dissolved as a result of this merger. {{coord, 39, 23, 6, N, 140, 02, 51, E, type:landmark_source:itwiki, display=title Former districts of Akita Prefecture