was a rural
district
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located in central
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,555,818 and has a geographic area of . Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Pref ...
,
Japan
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As of the end of 2008 (the last data available before its dissolution), the district had an estimated
population
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of 26,859 and a
population density
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of 497.85 persons per km
2. Its total area was 53.95 km
2.
History
Ihara District was created in the early Meiji cadastral reforms of April 1, 1889, with four towns (Ejiri,
Yui, Okitsu, and
Kanbara) and ten villages.
Fujikawa Fujikawa was raised to town status on January 1, 1901, followed by Tsuji on August 1, 1918. However, both Ejiri and Tsuji were transferred to
Abe District on January 13, 1924, leaving the district with four towns and nine villages.
The village of Sodeshi was raised to town status on April 8, 1948, and the village of Nishina was annexed by the city of Shizuoka on April 8, 1948. In 1954 the city of Shimizu annexed the villages of Takabe and Iida, and in 1957, the village of Uchibo was transferred to
Fuji District. Later that year, the town of Fujikawa annexed Matsuno village. In 1961, the towns of Okitsu and Sodeshi along with three villages were annexed by the city of Shimizu.
Recent mergers
* On March 31, 2006 - the town of Kambara was merged into the expanded city of
Shizuoka, specifically at
Shimizu-ku.
* On November 1, 2008:
** the town of
Yui was also merged into the expanded city of
Shizuoka, specifically at
Shimizu-ku
** the town of
Fujikawa was merged into the expanded city of
Fuji. Therefore, Ihara District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
References
External links
Counties of Japan
Former districts of Shizuoka Prefecture
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