was a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
located in
Kumamoto Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Kumamoto Prefecture has a population of 1,748,134 () and has a geographic area of . Kumamoto Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the north, Ōita Prefecture t ...
,
Japan
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.
Former towns and villages
*
Akita
*
Kawachi
*
Tenmei
is a Japanese era name (年号, ''nengō'', literally "years name") for the years between the An'ei Era and before the Kansei Era, from April 1781 through January 1789. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
* 1781 : The new era name of Ten ...
*
Hokubu
Merger
*On February 1, 1991 - the towns of
Akita,
Hokubu,
Kawachi and
Tenmei
is a Japanese era name (年号, ''nengō'', literally "years name") for the years between the An'ei Era and before the Kansei Era, from April 1781 through January 1789. The reigning emperor was .
Change of era
* 1781 : The new era name of Ten ...
were merged into the expanded
city of Kumamoto.
Hōtaku District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
References
Former districts of Kumamoto Prefecture
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