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 70,117 and a
density
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of 150.14 persons per km
2. The total area was 467.00 km
2.
Until the day before the dissolution on December 31, 2005, the district had 3 towns and a village.
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On January 1, 2006, the towns of
Hakusan,
Ichishi and
Karasu, and the village of
Misugi, along with the towns of
Anō,
Geinō and
Kawage, and the village of
Misato (all from
Age District), and the city of
Hisai, were merged into the expanded city of
Tsu. Ichishi District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
District Timeline
* June 1, 1891 - The village of Sada changed its name to Yamato.
* July 1, 1929 - The village of Yano was elevated to town status and changed its name to
Karasu.
* April 1, 1931 - The village of Hon was merged into the town of Hisai.
* July 1, 1939 - The village of Takachaya was merged into the city of
Tsu.
* November 3, 1940 - The villages of Ieki and Sakai were merged to create the town of Ieki.
* June 15, 1952 - The village of Unde was merged into the city of
Tsu.
* October 15, 1954 - The villages of Asaka and Matsugasaki was merged into the city of
Matsusaka.
* January 15, 1955 - The villages of Oi, Hase, Kawai and Takaoka were merged to create the town of
Ichishi.
* March 1, 1955 - The municipalities of Hisai, Monou, Togi, Shikiri, Inaba and Sakakibara were merged to create the new town of Hisai.
* March 15, 1955:
** The municipalities of Ieki, Omitsu, Kawaguchi, Yamato and Yatsuyama were merged to create the town of
Hakusan.
** The villages of Nakago, Toyochi, Nakagawa, Toyoda, Nakahara, and parts of Ukigo were merged to create the town of
Ureshino. The remaining parts of Ukigo was merged into the city of
Matsusaka.
** The villages of Takahara, Yachi, Taronama, Iseji, Yawata, Taki and Shimonokawa were merged to create the village of
Misugi.
* March 21, 1955 - The villages of Komenosho, Tenpaku, Tsuru and Onoe were merged to create the village of Mikumo.
* August 1, 1970 - The town of Hisai was elevated to city status.
* April 1, 1986 - The village of Mikumo was elevated to town status.
* January 1, 2005 - The towns of
Ureshino and
Mikumo, along with the towns of
Iinan and
Iitaka (both from
Iinan District), were merged into the expanded city of
Matsusaka.
* January 1, 2006 - The towns of
Hakusan,
Ichishi and
Karasu, and the village of
Misugi, along with the towns of
Anō,
Geinō and
Kawage, and the village of
Misato (all from
Age District), and the city of
Hisai, were merged into the expanded city of
Tsu.
Ichishi District was 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