was a

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located in

Gifu is a Cities of Japan, city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. Durin ...

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. The cities of

Toki Toki may refer to: People * The Toki clan, a Japanese samurai clan * Luke Toki (born 1986), Australian television personality *, Japanese decathlete *, Japanese sumo wrestler * Palnatoki, a legendary Danish hero and chieftain * Toki (also spelled ...

-all areas,

Tajimi is a city located in Gifu, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 110,070 in 46,580 households, and a population density of 1200 people per km2. The total area of the city was . The city is famous for its production of Mino ware ceramic ...

-excluding areas south of Tokigawa River, and Mizunami-excluding the former town of Toge are the areas of the former Toki District. On January 23, 2006, the town of Kasahara merged into the city of

and therefore the district no longer exists.

Municipal timeline

* April 1, 1951 ** The towns of Mizunami and Toki merged to form the town of Mizunamitoki. ** The town of Kasahara merged into the city of

. * April 1, 1952-Parts of the city of

broke off to create the village of Kasahara. * August 1, 1952-The village of Kasahara gained town status for the 2nd time. * April 1, 1954-The municipalities of Mizunamitoki, Inazu, Kamado, Oaki, Hiyoshi, and parts of Akise (Togari, Yamanouchi, Tsukiyoshi) merged with the town of Toge from

Ena District, Gifu was a district located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 48,776 and a density of 68.95 persons per km2. The total area was 707.36 km2. Culture The local wasps were eaten as a delicacy in the p ...

to form the city of Mizunami. The remaining parts of Akise was merged into the town of Izumi. * February 1, 1955-The municipalities of Izumi, Tokizu, Shimoishi, Tsumagi, Dachi, Hida, Tsurusato, and Sogi were all merged to form the city of

. * January 23, 2006-The town of Kasahara merged into the city of

for the 2nd time. Toki District was dissolved as a result.

References

Former districts of Gifu Prefecture Populated places disestablished in 2006 2006 disestablishments in Japan {{Gifu-geo-stub