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, and parts of the city of Hachimantai and town of Kuzumaki were formerly part of Ninohe District.

Towns and villages

The district consists of one town: * Ichinohe

History

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, Ninohe county consisted of 74 villages under the control of

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from December 1871 to May 1876, when it became part of Iwate Prefecture.

Timeline

* April 1, 1889 – With the establishment of the municipality system, Ninohe was organized into two 2 towns (Fukuoka and Ichinohe) and 13 villages) ** Town of Fukuoka, villages of Kintaichi, Tomai, Nisattai, Ishikiridokoro, Gohenji, and Jōbōji (now the city of Ninohe) ** Town of Ichinohe, villages of Namiutai, Chōkai, Anetai, and Kozuya (now the town of Ichinohe) ** Village of Arazawa and Tayama (now the city of Hachimantai) ** Village of Tabe (now the town of Kuzumak) * December 25, 1940 - Jōbōji was raised to town status (3 towns, 12 villages) * March 10, 1955 - The town of Fukuoka annexed the villages of Tomai, Nisattai, Ishikiridokoro, and Gohenji. (3 towns, 8 villages) * July 5, 1955 - The village of Tabe merged with the town of Kuzumaki and the village of Ekari in Iwate District. (3 towns, 7 villages) * September 30, 1956 - The villages of Arazawa and Tayama merged to form the town of Ashiro. (4 towns, 5 villages) * November 1, 1957 - The town of Ichinohe annexed the villages of Namiuchi?(浪打), Chōkai, Anetai, and Kozuya. (4 towns, 1 village) * April 1, 1972 - The town of Fukuoka and the village of Kintaichi merged to form the city of Ninohe. (3 towns) * April 1, 2002 - The town of Ashiro transferred to Iwate District. (2 towns) * January 1, 2006 - The town of Jōbōji was annexed by the city of Ninohe. (1 town)

References

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