Kitamuro District, Mie
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Kitamuro (北牟婁郡; -gun) is a district
located in Mie Prefecture.
As of September 1, 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 18,780 and a Density of 73.1 persons/km². The total area is 257.01 km².
The district contains one town.
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Mie Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan which is part of the Kansai regions on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Tsu.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, Mie prefecture was known as Ise Province and Iga Province....
> Kitamuro District
Kitamuro (北牟婁郡; -gun) is 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.
As of September 1, 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 18,780 and a Density of 73.1 persons/km². The total area is 257.01 km².
The district contains one town.
- KihokuKihoku, Mieis a town in Kitamuro District, Mie, Japan. The town was founded on October 11, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Miyama and Kiinagashima.As of April 1, 2010, the town has an estimated population of 18,283 and density of 71.1 persons per km². The total area is 257.01 km². Kihoku is surrounded...
(紀北町; -cho)
Timeline
- April 1, 1889 (1 town, 9 villages)
- Town of Owase(尾鷲町)・Village of Kuki(九鬼村)(City of OwaseOwase, Mieis a city located in the south of Mie, Japan. As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 21,002 and the density of 109 persons per km². The total area is 193.16 km²....
(尾鷲市)) - Village of Aiga(相賀村)・Village of Funatsu(船津村)・Village of Nagashima(長島村)・Village of Minose(三野瀬村)・二郷村・Village of Akaba(赤羽村)(Town of KihokuKihoku, Mieis a town in Kitamuro District, Mie, Japan. The town was founded on October 11, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Miyama and Kiinagashima.As of April 1, 2010, the town has an estimated population of 18,283 and density of 71.1 persons per km². The total area is 257.01 km². Kihoku is surrounded...
(紀北町)) - Village of Nishiki(錦村)(Town of TaikiTaiki, Mieis a town located in Watarai District, Mie, Japan. The town was formed on February 14, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Kisei and Ōmiya and the village of Ōuchiyama....
(大紀町)) - Village of Hikimoto(引本村)(City of Owase and Town of Kihoku)
- Town of Owase(尾鷲町)・Village of Kuki(九鬼村)(City of Owase
- May 31, 1897 (1 town, 11 villages)
- Shimakatsuura(島勝浦) and Shiroura(白浦), town of Hikimoto, becomes the village of (桂城村).
- Sugariura(須賀利浦), town of Hikimoto, becomes the village of Sugari(須賀利村).
- 1899
- February 2 The village of Hikimoto becomes the town of Hikimoto(引本町).(2 towns, 10 villages)
- February 21 The village of Nagashima becomes the town of Nagashima(長島町).(3 towns, 9 villages)
- November 3, 1928 The village of Aiga becomes the town of Aiga(相賀町).(4 towns, 8 villages)
- November 10, 1940 The village of Nishiki becomes the town of Nishiki(錦町).(5 towns, 7 villages)
- December 15, 1950 The village of 二郷 merged into the town of Nagashima.(5 towns, 6 villages)
- 1954
- June 20 The town of Owase and the villages of Kuki and Sugari, the village of Kitawauchi(北輪内村), Minamimuro District, and the village of Minamiwauchi(南輪内村), Minamimuro District, merged to become the city of Owase.(4 towns, 4 villages)
- August The towns of Aiga and Hikimoto and the villages of Funatsu and 桂城村 merged to become the town of Miyama(海山町).(3 towns, 2 villages)
- 1955
- January 1 The town of Nagashima and the village of Minose merged to become the town of Nagashima.(3 towns, 1 village)
- February 5 The village of Akaba merged into the town of Nagashima.(3 towns)
- February 1, 1957 The town of Nishiki merged with the village of Kashiwazaki(柏崎村), Watarai District, to become the town of Kisei, Watarai District.(2 towns)
- August 1, 1970 The village of Nagashima renamed to the town of Kiinagashima(紀伊長島町).
- October 11, 2005 The towns of Kiinagashima and Miyama merged to become the new town of Kihoku. (1 town)