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Tōhoku region The , Northeast region, , or consists of the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. This traditional region consists of six prefectures (): Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi, and Yamagata. Tōhoku retains ...

Iwate Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. It is the second-largest Japanese prefecture (behind Hokkaido) at , with a population of 1,165,886 (as of July 1, 2023). Iwate Prefecture borders Aomori Pre ...

> Nishiiwai District Nishiiwai District in Iwate Prefecture

is a

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located in

, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, the district has an estimated

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of 7,440 with a density of . The total area is . After the third city of Ichinoseki creation on September 20, 2005, the district has only one town left. * Hiraizumi

Post-WWII timeline

*January 1, 1948 - The village of Yamame gained town status. *April 1, 1948 - The town of Ichinoseki, Yamame, Nakasato, and Madaki merged to form the city of Ichinoseki (1st generation). *October 1, 1953 - The village of Hiraizumi gained town status. *January 1, 1955 **The villages of Yasaka, Hagisho, and Ganmi merged with the village of Maikawa from Higashiiwai District and the city of Ichinoseki (1st generation) to form the city of Ichinoseki (2nd generation). **The village of Hanaizumi, Nagai, Dotsu, Aburajima, Oimatsu, and Higata merged to form the town of Hanaizumi. *April 15, 1955 - The town of Hiraizumi merged with the village of Nagashima from Higashiiwai District to form the town of Hiraizumi. *September 1, 1956 - The city of Ichinoseki (2nd generation) absorbed parts of the town of Hiraizumi. *September 30, 1956 - The village of Kanazawa was merged into the town of Hanaizumi. *May 1, 1964 - The city of Ichinoseki (2nd generation) absorbed parts of the town of Hiraizumi for the second time. *September 20, 2005 - The town of Hanaizumi merged with the towns of Daitō, Higashiyama and Senmaya, and the villages of Kawasaki and Murone, all from Higashiiwai District, and the old city of Ichinoseki (2nd generation) to create the new city of Ichinoseki (3rd generation).

References

Districts in Iwate Prefecture {{Iwate-geo-stub