is a

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located in

Yamanashi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Yamanashi Prefecture has a population of 787,592 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,465 km2 (1,724 sq mi). Yamanashi Prefecture borders Saitama Prefecture to the n ...

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. As of October 1, 2020, the district has an estimated

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of 14,700 and a

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of 195.5 persons per km². The total area is 75.18 km².

Municipalities

The district consists of one town: *

Ichikawamisato is a List of towns of Japan, town located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 15,799 in 6679 households., and a population density of 210 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Ichika ...

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History

Before the massive mergers of the Showa era, the east shore of Fujigawa belonged to Nishiyatsushiro District, and the west shore belonged to Minamikoma District. The district used to have the area of the east shore of Fujikawa, but due to these mergers, the district is now merely the town of

District Timeline

* 1878 - The district was founded after Yatsushiro District was split into Higashiyatsushiro and Nishiyatsushiro Districts. * On February 11, 1955 - The town of Okawauchi was merged with the former town of Minobu (from Minamikoma District) and 3 towns to form the new town of Minobu (in Minamikoma District). * On April 1, 1955 - The village of Sakae was merged with the village of Akatsukisawa (from Minamikoma District) to form the town of Nambu (in Minamikoma District). * On September 30, 1956 - Parts of the village of Daido were merged into the town of Ajisawa (in Minamikoma District). * On January 1, 1958 - Parts of the town of Ichikawadaimon were merged into the town of Ajisawa. * On April 1, 1958 - Parts of the town of Shimobe were merged into the town of Nakatomi (in Minamikoma District). Nishiyatsushiro District started to eat more areas by Minamikoma District.

Recent mergers

* On September 13, 2004 - The town of Shimobe merged with the towns of Minobu (former) and Nakatomi (both from Minamikoma District) to form the new and expanded town of Minobu (in Minamikoma District). * On October 1, 2005 - The towns of Ichikawadaimon,

Mitama The Japanese word refers to the spirit of a ''kami'' or the soul of a dead person. It is composed of two characters, the first of which, , is simply an honorific. The second, means "spirit". The character pair 神霊, also read ''mitama'', is ...

and Rokugō were merged to form the new town of

. * On March 1, 2006: ** The northern part of Kamikuishiki (the sections of ''Furuseki and Kakehashi'') was merged into the expanded city of

Kōfu is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 187,985 in 90,924 households, and a population density of 880 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Overview Toponymy Kōfu ...

. ** The southern part of Kamikuishiki (the sections of ''Fujigane, Motosu and Shoji'') was merged into the expanded town of Fujikawaguchiko (in Minamitsuru District).

References

Districts in Yamanashi Prefecture {{Yamanashi-geo-stub