Timeline

• March 29, 1896 The district was formed when Iitaka and Iino Districts merged. (1 town, 23 villages)
• April 1, 1908 The village of Kamiyama(?) broke off and merged into the villages of Izawa and Kushida. (1 town, 22 villages)
• January 1, 1921　The village of Susudomari(?) merged into the town of Matsusaka. (1 town, 21 villages)
• January 1, 1924　The village of Kakino gained town status to become the town of Kakino. (2 towns, 20 villages)
• April 1, 1931 The village of Kobe(?) merged into the town of Matsusaka. (2 towns, 19 villages)
• July 1, 1932 The village of Hanaoka gained town status to become the town of Hanaoka. (3 towns, 18 villages)
• 1933
  • February 1 The town of Matsusaka gained city status to become the city of Matsusaka. (2 towns, 18 villages)
  • February 11 The village of Kayumi gained town status to become the town of Kayumi. (3 towns, 17 villages)
• December 25, 1948　The villages of Matsue and Asami merged into the city of Matsusaka. (3 towns, 15 villages)
• December 1, 1951 The village of Isedera merged into the city of Matsusaka. (3 towns, 14 villages)
• December 1, 1952　The village of Hatadono merged into the city of Matsusaka. (3 towns, 13 villages)
• October 15, 1954　The town of Hanaoka and the villages of Minato, Matsuo, and Nishikurobe merged into the city of Matsusaka. (2 towns, 10 villages)
• April 1, 1955　The villages of Chihiroe, Oishi, Izawa, and Ishiro merged into the city of Matsusaka. (2 towns, 6 villages)
• August 1, 1956 (2 towns, 2 villages)
  • The towns of Kakino and Kayumi merged to become the town of Iinan.
  • The villages of Miyamae, Kabata, Mori, and Haze merged to become the town of Iitaka.
• October 1, 1957 The villages of Okawachi and Kushida merged into the city of Matsusaka. (2 towns)
• Until December 31, 2004, there were two towns in the district, but on January 1, 2005, both towns became part of the new city of Matsusaka
  Matsusaka, Mie
  , sometimes called Matsuzaka, is a city located in central Mie Prefecture, on the island of Honshū, Japan. The city is famous for its beef.-Founding:...
  
   and the district dissolved.
  • Iinan
    Iinan, Mie
    Iinan was a town located in Iinan District, Mie, Japan.On January 1, 2005 Iinan, along the towns of Mikumo and Ureshino, both from Ichishi District, and the town of Iitaka, also from Iinan District, was merged into the expanded city of Matsusaka and no longer exists as an independent...
    
    
  • Iitaka
    Iitaka, Mie
    Iitaka was a town located in Iinan District, Mie, Japan.On January 1, 2005 Matsu, along the towns of Mikumo and Ureshino, both from Ichishi District, and the town of Iinan, also from Iinan District, was merged into the expanded city of Matsusaka and no longer exists as an independent...