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Hienuki District, Iwate
* List of Provinces of Japan > Tōsandō > Rikuchū Province > Hienuki District * Japan > Tōhoku region > Iwate Prefecture > Hienuki District was a Districts of Japan, district located in Iwate Prefecture (formerly Rikuchu Province), Japan. The district had an estimated population of 23,027 and the total area is 365.41 km2. By the time of founding, the district was co-teminous with the city of Hanamaki, Iwate, Hanamaki. Until the day before the dissolution (December 31, 2005), there were only two towns left in the district. * Ishidoriya, Iwate, Ishidoriya * Ōhasama, Iwate, Ōhasama On January 1, 2006, the towns of Ishidoriya, Iwate, Ishidoriya and Ōhasama, Iwate, Ōhasama, and the town of Tōwa, Iwate, Tōwa (from Waga District, Iwate, Waga District) were merged into the expanded city of Hanamaki, Iwate, Hanamaki. Therefore, Hienuki District was dissolved as a result of this merger. District Timeline * April 1, 1889 - Due to the municipal status enforcement, the follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Provinces Of Japan
were first-level administrative divisions of Japan from the 600s to 1868. Provinces were established in Japan in the late 7th century under the Ritsuryō law system that formed the first central government. Each province was divided into and grouped into one of the geographic regions or circuits known as the ''Gokishichidō'' (Five Home Provinces and Seven Circuits). Provincial borders often changed until the end of the Nara period (710 to 794), but remained unchanged from the Heian period (794 to 1185) until the Edo period (1603 to 1868). The provinces coexisted with the '' han'' (domain) system, the personal estates of feudal lords and warriors, and became secondary to the domains in the late Muromachi period (1336 to 1573). The Provinces of Japan were replaced with the current prefecture system in the ''Fuhanken sanchisei'' during the Meiji Restoration from 1868 to 1871, except for Hokkaido, which was divided into provinces from 1869 to 1882. No order has ever been iss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |