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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 ...

> Iinan District) was a

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located in

. As of 2003, the district had an estimated

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of 11,235 and the total area was 317.27 km².

Timeline

* March 29, 1896 - The district was formed when Iitaka and Iino Districts merged. (1 town, 23 villages) * April 1, 1908 - The village of Kamiyama(?) broke off and merged into the villages of Izawa and Kushida (respectively). (1 town, 22 villages) * January 1, 1921 - The village of Susudomari(?) was merged into the town of Matsusaka. (1 town, 21 villages) * January 1, 1924 - The village of Kakino was elevated to town status to become the town of Kakino. (2 towns, 20 villages) * April 1, 1931 - The village of Kobe(?) was merged into the town of Matsusaka. (2 towns, 19 villages) * July 1, 1932 - The village of Hanaoka was elevated to town status to become the town of Hanaoka. (3 towns, 18 villages) * 1933: ** February 1 - The town of Matsusaka was elevated to city status to become the city of Matsusaka. (2 towns, 18 villages) ** February 11 - The village of Kayumi was elevated to town status to become the town of Kayumi. (3 towns, 17 villages) * December 25, 1948 - The villages of Matsue and Asami were merged into the city of Matsusaka. (3 towns, 15 villages) * December 1, 1951 - The village of Isedera was merged into the city of Matsusaka. (3 towns, 14 villages) * December 1, 1952 - The village of Hatadono merged into the city of Matsusaka. (3 towns, 13 villages) * October 15, 1954 - The town of Hanaoka, and the villages of Minato, Matsuo and Nishikurobe were merged into the city of Matsusaka. (2 towns, 10 villages) * April 1, 1955 - The villages of Chihiroe, Oishi, Izawa and Ishiro were merged into the city of Matsusaka. (2 towns, 6 villages) * August 1, 1956: (2 towns, 2 villages) ** The towns of Kakino and Kayumi were merged to become the town of Iinan. ** The villages of Miyamae, Kabata, Mori and Haze were merged to become the town of Iitaka. * October 1, 1957 - The villages of Okawachi and Kushida were merged into the city of Matsusaka. (2 towns) * On January 1, 2005 - The towns of Iinan and Iitaka, along with the towns of Mikumo and Ureshino (both from Ichishi District), were merged into the expanded city of

Matsusaka is a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 157,235 in 66,018 households and a population density of 250 people per km². The total area of the city is . The city is famous for Matsusaka beef. Geography ...

. Iinan District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

References

{{Authority control Former districts of Mie Prefecture

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See also

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