Age District was a
district
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located in
Mie Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Mie Prefecture has a population of 1,781,948 () and has a geographic area of . Mie Prefecture is bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the north, Shiga Prefecture an ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the district had an estimated
population
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of 41,976. The total area was . Until the dissolution on December 31, 2005, the district had three towns and a village.
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Anō (安濃町)
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Geinō (芸濃町)
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Kawage (河芸町)
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Misato (美里村)
On January 1, 2006, the towns of
Anō,
Geinō and
Kawage, and the village of
Misato, along with the towns of
Hakusan,
Ichishi and
Karasu, and the village of
Misugi (all from
Ichishi District), and the city of
Hisai, were merged into the expanded city of Tsu. Age District dissolved as a result of this merger.
District Timeline
* September 30, 1956 - Age District was formed by the mergers of
Kawage and
Anō Districts. (2 towns, 4 villages)
* January 1, 1957 - The villages of Osato and Takanoo were merged to create the village of Toyosato. (2 towns, 3 villages)
* February 1, 1973 - The village of Toyosato was merged into the city of Tsu. (2 towns, 2 villages)
* January 15, 1977 - The village of Anō was elevated town status to become the town of Anō. (3 towns, 1 village)
* January 1, 2006 - The towns of
Anō,
Geinō and
Kawage, and the village of
Misato, along with the towns of
Hakusan,
Ichishi and
Karasu, and the village of
Misugi (all from Ichishi District), and the city of
Hisai, were merged into the expanded city of
Tsu.
Age District dissolved as a result of this merger.
See also
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List of dissolved districts of Japan
A district of Japan is dissolved when all towns or villages in the district become cities or are merged into the city. The following is a list of dissolved districts of Japan. The date shown is the day the district was dissolved (i.e. the district ...
References
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Former districts of Mie Prefecture