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Tōhoku region
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Iwate Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. It is the second-largest Japanese prefecture (behind Hokkaido) at , with a population of 1,165,886 (as of July 1, 2023). Iwate Prefecture borders Aomori Pre ...
> Higashiiwai District
was a
district
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located in
Iwate Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. It is the second-largest Japanese prefecture (behind Hokkaido) at , with a population of 1,165,886 (as of July 1, 2023). Iwate Prefecture borders Aomori Pre ...
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Japan
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As of September 1, 2005, the district had an estimated
population
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of 10,026. The total area was 123.15 km
2.
The day before the dissolution on September 25, 2011, the district had only one town.
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Fujisawa
On September 26, 2011, the town of
Fujisawa was merged with the expanded city of
Ichinoseki. Higashiiwai District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
post-WWII timeline
*January 1, 1955 - The village of Maikawa was merged with the villages of Ganmi, Hagisho and Yasaka (from
Nishiiwai District), and the old city of
Ichinoseki (1st) to create the new and expanded city of
Ichinoseki (2nd).
*February 1, 1955 - The villages of Tagawatsu and Nagasaka were merged to create the town of Higashiyama.
*April 1, 1955
**The town of Fujisawa, the villages of Yasawa, Oumi and parts of Otsuho (the localities of Otaki and Horowa) were merged to create the town of Fujisawa.
**The villages of Orikabe, Yakoshi and the remaining parts of Otsuho were merged to create the village of
Murone.
**The village of Namabo was merged with the town of Maesawa, and the villages of Hakusan and Furushiro (from
Isawa District) to create the town of
Maesawa (in
Isawa District).
**The towns of Yokusawa and Ohara, and the villages of Sazawa, Shibutami and Kyoda were merged to create the town of
Daitō.
*April 15, 1955 - The village of Nagashima was merged with the older town of
Hiraizumi (from
Nishiiwai District) to create the new town of
Hiraizumi (from
Nishiiwai District).
*September 30, 1956
**The villages of Kamoi and Kadozaki were merged to create the village of
Kawasaki.
**The town of
Senmaya was merged with the villages of Konashi, Okutama, and Iwashimuzu to create the town of
Senmaya.
*November 1, 1958 - The village of Matsukawa was merged into the village of
Higashiyama and was elevated to town status.
*September 20, 2005 - The towns of
Daitō,
Higashiyama and
Senmaya, and the villages of
Kawasaki and
Murone were merged with the town of
Hanaizumi (from
Nishiiwai District) and the old city of
Ichinoseki (2nd) to create the new and expanded city of
Ichinoseki (3rd).
*September 26, 2011 - The town of
Fujisawa was merged into the expanded city of
Ichinoseki.
Higashiiwai District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
References
Former districts of Iwate Prefecture
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