was a

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located in central

Aichi Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,461,111 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the ...

, Japan. As a result of various consolidations and mergers of municipalities, the district was incorporated into the five cities of

Kariya is a city in central Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 153,162 in 66,751 households, and a population density of 3,040 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Kariya is situated in central Aic ...

Anjō is a Cities of Japan, city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 188,693 in 76,087 households, and a population density of 2,193 persons per km². The total area of the city was . Geography Anjō is situated in ...

, Takahama, Chiryū and Hekinan in 2005.

History

Hekikai-gun is one of the ancient counties of western

Mikawa Province was an Provinces of Japan, old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture.Louis-Frédéric, Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "''Mikawa''" in . Its abbreviated form name was . Mikawa bordered on Owari Province, O ...

and is mentioned in

Nara period The of the history of Japan covers the years from 710 to 794. Empress Genmei established the capital of Heijō-kyō (present-day Nara). Except for a five-year period (740–745), when the capital was briefly moved again, it remained the capita ...

records, under the alternative pronunciation of the ''

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'' in its name (Aomi), of which the only remain is Aomi-cho, a section of Takahama. In the

Edo period The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional ''daimyo'', or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengok ...

, under the

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, most of the district was either part of

Kariya Domain was a Han system, feudal domain of the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate located in Mikawa Province (modern-day Aichi Prefecture), Japan, what is now part of the modern-day cities of Kariya, Aichi, Kariya and Anjō, Aichi, Anjō. It was centered on ...

, a feudal domain, or ''

tenryō The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. The Tokugawa shogunate was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu after victory at the Battle of Sekigahara, ending the civil war ...

'' territory administered directly by the shogunate, and was of the richest agricultural areas of Mikawa. After the

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, the area was merged into Aichi Prefecture.

District Timeline

* October 1, 1889 - In the cadastral reforms of the early Meiji period, Hekikai District was formed, and initially consisted of three towns (Chiryū, Kariya and Ohama) and 56 villages. * October 20, 1890 - Parts of the village of Takatana he section of Enomaewas split off to form the village of Enomae. (3 towns, 57 villages) * April 1, 1891 - The establishment of the district/county system was implemented. * September 8, 1891: ** Parts of the village of Shikizaki (Shikisaki) he section of Fushimiyawas split off to form the village of Fushimiya. (3 towns, 58 villages) ** Parts of the village of Fujino he sections of Higashimakiuchi, Kamisasaki, Shimosasaki and Kōnowas split off to form the village of Shigasuka. (3 towns, 59 villages) * September 14, 1891 - Parts of the village of Sakai he section of Higashisakaiwas split off to form the village of Higashisakai. (3 towns, 60 villages) * November 10, 1891 - The village of Akumi was split off into two new ones: the sections of Nehuanki (Nemunoki), Fukuoke and Takahashi would form the village of Nehuanki (Nemunoki); while the remaining sections of Kamiaono, Shimoaono and Ariie (Saiki) would form the village of Aono. (3 towns, 61 villages) * November 28, 1891 - The village of Shimoshigehara was split off into two new ones: the sections of Hajōdo and Takasu would form the village of Hantaka; while the remaining section of Shimoshigehara would form the village of Shigehara. (3 towns, 62 villages) * August 3, 1892 - The village of Kitaohama gained town status and was renamed as the town of Shinkawa. (4 towns, 61 villages) * February 19, 1893 - The village of Yasaku (Yahagi) gained town status. (5 towns, 60 villages) * June 22, 1896 - Parts of the village of Kasukai (Kasūmi) he sections of Nakanogō and Doiwas split off to form the village of Nakai. (5 towns, 61 villages) * July 9, 1900 - The village of Takahama gained town status. (6 towns, 60 villages) * April 4, 1901 - Parts of the village of Hongō he sections of Watari and Tsutsubariwas split off to form the village of Watari. (6 towns, 61 villages) * May 1, 1906 - The following towns and villages were implemented with the following mergers: (7 towns and 9 villages) ** the town of Takahama: the former town of Takahama, and the former villages of Yoshihama and Takatori ** the town of Chiryū: the former town of Chiryū, and the former villages of Ushihashi, Kamishigehara and Nagasaki (partially) he sections of Nishichū (Nishinaka), Tanida (Yata) and Yatsuda (Yatsuta)** the town of Anjō: the former villages of Anjō, Nagasaki (partially) he section of Sasame (Shinome) Sato, Minowa, Fukama (Fukugawa), Akamatsu, Ima, Hiraki (Hirataka) and Furui ** the village of Sakurai: the former villages of Sakurai, Fujino, Ogawa (Kogawa) and Mitsukawa (Mikkawa) ** the village of Meiji: the former villages of Yonezu (Yonadozu), Nishihana (Seitan), Higashihana (Higashibata), Nezaki, Jōgairi, Izumi and Enomae (Enokimae) ** the village of Yosami: the former villages of Takatana, Ogakie, Noda, Hantaka and Nagasaki (partially) he section of Iguiyama** the town of Kariya: the former town of Kariya, and the former villages of Shigehara, Oyama, Aizuma and Motokariya ** the village of Fujimatsu: the former villages of Sakai, Higashisakai, Hitotsugi and Aimi (Aimami) ** the village of Kamigō: Unebe (Unebu), Hisaeno, Masuzuka, Ueno and Wakai (Kazue) ** the village of Takaoka: the former villages of Komaba, Wakazono, Tsutsumi and Take ** the village of Mutsumi: the former villages of Urabe, Kasūmi, Nakai, Nakajima (Nakashima), Nehuanki (Nemunoki) and Aono ** the town of Yasaku (Yahagi): the former town of Yasaku (Yahagi), and the former villages of Nakagō (Chūgō), Hongō, Nagase, Shiki and Shigasuka ** the village of Asahi: the former villages of Shikizaki (Shikisaki), Fushimiya and Washizuka * April 1, 1923 - The district council was abolished, while the district office remained. * January 1, 1924 - The village of Tanao gained town status. (8 towns, 8 villages) * July 1, 1926 - The district office was abolished, thus the area remained for geographic purposes. * April 5, 1948 - The towns of Ohama, Shinkawa and Tanao were merged to form the city of Hekinan. (5 towns, 7 villages) * April 1, 1950 - The town of Kariya gained city status. (4 towns, 7 villages) * May 5, 1952 - The town of Anjō gained city status. (3 towns, 7 villages) * May 1, 1955 - The following towns and villages were implemented with the following mergers: (2 towns and 4 villages) ** The village of Fujimatsu and parts of the village of Yosami he sections of Noda, Hanjōdo, Takasu, and Ogakiewere merged into the city of Kariya. ** The remaining parts of the village of Yosami he section of Iguiyama Nihongi Takatanawere merged into the city of Anjō. ** The village of Meiji was split off and distant sections were merged into the cities of Hekinan he section of Nishihana (Seitan) Anjō he sections of Higashihana (Higashibata), Nezaki, Enomae (Enokimae), Jōgairi and Ishiiand Nishio he sections of Yonezu (Yonadozu) and Minaminakane ** The town of Yasaku (Yahagi) was merged into the city of Okazaki. * May 1, 1956 - The village of Tajaoka gained town status. (3 towns, 3 villages) * June 5, 1956 - The village of Sakurai gained town status. (4 towns, 2 villages) * October 15, 1958 - The village of Mutsumi gained town status. (5 towns, 1 village) * April 1, 1961 - The village of Kamigō gained town status. (6 towns) * October 15, 1962 - The town of Mutsumi was merged into the city of Okazaki. (5 towns) * March 1, 1964 - The town of Kamigō was merged into the city of Toyota. (4 towns) * September 1, 1965 - The town of Takaoka was merged into the city of Toyota. (3 towns) * April 1, 1967 - The town of Sakurai was merged into the city of Anjō. (2 towns) * December 1, 1970 - The towns of Chiryū and Takahama were both elevated to city status. Therefore, Hekikai District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

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History

District Timeline

See also

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