was a district

Districts of Japan

The was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States, ranking at the level below prefecture and above city, town or village. As of 2008, cities belong directly to prefectures and are independent from...

 located in Mie Prefecture. Total population

Population

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 was 41,976 with a total area of 170.60 km².(2003)

Until the day before the dissolution on December 31, 2005, the district had 3 towns and a village.

• Anō
  Ano, Mie
  was a town located in Age District, Mie, Japan.On January 1, 2006 Anō, along with the towns of Geinō and Kawage, the village of Misato, all from Age District, the towns of Hakusan, Ichishi and Karasu, the village of Misugi, all from Ichishi District, and the city of Hisai, was merged into the...
  
   (安濃町)
• Geinō
  Geino, Mie
  was a town located in Age District, Mie, Japan.On January 1, 2006 Geinō, along with the towns of Anō and Kawage, the village of Misato, all from Age District, the towns of Hakusan, Ichishi and Karasu, the village of Misugi, all from Ichishi District, and the city of Hisai, was merged into the...
  
   (芸濃町)
• Kawage
  Kawage, Mie
  was a town located in Age District, Mie, Japan.On January 1, 2006 Kawage, along with the towns of Anō and Geinō, the village of Misato, all from Age District, the towns of Hakusan, Ichishi and Karasu, the village of Misugi, all from Ichishi District, and the city of Hisai, was merged into the...
  
   (河芸町)
• Misato
  Misato, Mie
  was a village located in Age District, Mie, Japan.On January 1, 2006 Misato, along with the towns of Anō, Geinō and Kawage, all from Age District, the towns of Hakusan, Ichishi and Karasu, the village of Misugi, all from Ichishi District, and the city of Hisai, was merged into the expanded city of...
  
   (美里村)

On January 1, 2006, all the towns and villages merged with the cities of (old) Tsu

Tsu, Mie

is the capital of Mie Prefecture, Japan. The city of Tsu is located on Ise Bay, east of the city. Tsu is bounded to the north by Suzuka and Kameyama; to the west by Iga, Nabari, and Nara Prefecture; and to the south by Matsuzaka city.-History:...

 and Hisai

Hisai, Mie

was a city located in Mie, Japan.As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 41,669 and the density of 610.98 persons per km². The total area was 68.20 km².The city was founded on August 1, 1970....

, along with all 4 towns and villages from Ichishi District

Ichishi District, Mie

Ichishi was a district located in Mie, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 70,117 and a density of 150.14 persons per km²...

 to form the new city of Tsu

Tsu, Mie

is the capital of Mie Prefecture, Japan. The city of Tsu is located on Ise Bay, east of the city. Tsu is bounded to the north by Suzuka and Kameyama; to the west by Iga, Nabari, and Nara Prefecture; and to the south by Matsuzaka city.-History:...

 and the district dissolved.

Chronology

• September 30, 1956 - The district was formed by the mergers of Kawage and Anō Districts.(2 towns, 4 villages)
• January 1, 1957 - The villages of Osato and Takanoo merged to form the village of Toyosato. (2 towns, 3 villages)
• February 1, 1973 - The village of Toyosato merged into the city of Tsu. (2 towns, 2 villages)
• January 15, 1977 - The village of Anō gained town status to become the town of Anō. (3 towns, 1 village)
• January 1, 2006 - The towns of Anō
  Ano, Mie
  was a town located in Age District, Mie, Japan.On January 1, 2006 Anō, along with the towns of Geinō and Kawage, the village of Misato, all from Age District, the towns of Hakusan, Ichishi and Karasu, the village of Misugi, all from Ichishi District, and the city of Hisai, was merged into the...
  
  , Geinō
  Geino, Mie
  was a town located in Age District, Mie, Japan.On January 1, 2006 Geinō, along with the towns of Anō and Kawage, the village of Misato, all from Age District, the towns of Hakusan, Ichishi and Karasu, the village of Misugi, all from Ichishi District, and the city of Hisai, was merged into the...
  
   and Kawage
  Kawage, Mie
  was a town located in Age District, Mie, Japan.On January 1, 2006 Kawage, along with the towns of Anō and Geinō, the village of Misato, all from Age District, the towns of Hakusan, Ichishi and Karasu, the village of Misugi, all from Ichishi District, and the city of Hisai, was merged into the...
  
  , and the village of Misato
  Misato, Mie
  was a village located in Age District, Mie, Japan.On January 1, 2006 Misato, along with the towns of Anō, Geinō and Kawage, all from Age District, the towns of Hakusan, Ichishi and Karasu, the village of Misugi, all from Ichishi District, and the city of Hisai, was merged into the expanded city of...
  
   merged with the towns of Hakusan
  Hakusan, Mie
  was a town located in Ichishi District, Mie, Japan.On January 1, 2006 Hakusan, along with the towns of Anō, Geinō and Kawage, the village of Misato, all from Age District, the towns of Ichishi and Karasu, the village of Misugi, all from Ichishi District, and the city of Hisai, was merged into the...
  
  , Ichishi
  Ichishi, Mie
  was a town located in Ichishi District, Mie, Japan.On January 1, 2006 Ichishi, along with the towns of Anō, Geinō and Kawage, the village of Misato, all from Age District, the towns of Hakusan and Karasu, the village of Misugi, all from Ichishi District, and the city of Hisai, was merged into the...
  
   and Karasu
  Karasu, Mie
  was a town located in Ichishi District, Mie, Japan.On January 1, 2006 Karasu, along with the towns of Anō, Geinō and Kawage, the village of Misato, all from Age District, the towns of Hakusan and Ichishi, the village of Misugi, all from Ichishi District, and the city of Hisai, was merged into the...
  
  , and the village of Misugi
  Misugi, Mie
  was a village located in Ichishi District, Mie, Japan.On January 1, 2006 Tsu, along with the towns of Anō, Geinō and Kawage, the village of Misato, all from Age District, the towns of Hakusan, Ichishi and Karasu, all from Ichishi District, and the city of Hisai, was merged into the expanded city of...
  
  , all from Ichishi District, the cities of (old) Tsu
  Tsu, Mie
  is the capital of Mie Prefecture, Japan. The city of Tsu is located on Ise Bay, east of the city. Tsu is bounded to the north by Suzuka and Kameyama; to the west by Iga, Nabari, and Nara Prefecture; and to the south by Matsuzaka city.-History:...
  
   and Hisai
  Hisai, Mie
  was a city located in Mie, Japan.As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 41,669 and the density of 610.98 persons per km². The total area was 68.20 km².The city was founded on August 1, 1970....
  
  to form the new city of Tsu. Age District dissolved.