is a
district
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located in
Ishikawa Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island. Ishikawa Prefecture has a population of 1,096,721 (1 January 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,186 Square kilometre, km2 (1,616 sq mi). Ishikawa Pr ...
,
Japan
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. The current total area is 456.69 km
2.
Towns
The district consists of two towns:
*
Anamizu
*
Noto
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History
On March 1, 2005 the village of
Yanagida and the town of
Noto
Noto (; ) is a city and in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. It is southwest of the city of Syracuse at the foot of the Iblean Mountains. It lends its name to the surrounding area Val di Noto. In 2002 Noto and its church were decl ...
(both from
Fugeshi District) were merged with the town of
Uchiura (from
Suzu District) to form the new town of
Noto
Noto (; ) is a city and in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. It is southwest of the city of Syracuse at the foot of the Iblean Mountains. It lends its name to the surrounding area Val di Noto. In 2002 Noto and its church were decl ...
.
This merger effectively merged both Suzu and Fugeshi Districts and put Hōsu District in these areas since the borders of two districts had been wiped out. At the same time, the towns of
Anamizu and
Monzen (both formerly from Fugeshi District), became towns in Hōsu District.
The new district takes one
kanji
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from each of its predecessors: the first kanji comes from Fugeshi (鳳至) and the second comes from Suzu (珠洲).
Changes since the creation
* March 1, 2005 - Suzu and Fugeshi Districts were merged to form Hōsu District.
* February 1, 2006 - The town of
Monzen was merged into the expanded city of
Wajima.
References
Districts in Ishikawa Prefecture
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