Minamishitara District, Aichi
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is a former rural district
located in eastern Aichi Prefecture
, Japan
.
As of 2004 (the last data available), the district had an estimated population
of 16,703 and a population density
of 43.84 persons per km². Its total area was 381.06 km².
having been created in 903 out of Hoi District
(宝飯郡). In the cadastral reforms of the early Meiji period, on July 22, 1878 Shitara District was divided into Minamishitara District and Kitashitara District
. With the organization of municipalities on October 1, 1889, Minamishitara District was divided into one town (Shinshiro) and 22 villages.
Ebi Village was elevated to town status on April 28, 1894. In a round of consolidation, the remaining number of villages was reduced from 21 to five in 1906. On April 15, 1955, Shishiro annexed the villages of Chisato and Togō, along with the villages of Funatsuke and Yana from Yana District. On April 1, 1956, the villages of Nagashino and Hōrai merged with the town of Ono and village of Nanasato in Yana District to form the town of Hōrai, leaving Minamishitara District with three towns and one village. In September of the same year, Ebi Town was annexed by Hōrai along with Yamayoshida Village from Yana District.
On November 1, 1958 Shinshiro was elevated to city status. On October 1, 2005, the town of Hōrai
and the village of Tsukude
merged
with the city of Shinshiro
(formerly also a part of the district), and Minamishitara ceased to exist as an administrative division.
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 eastern Aichi Prefecture
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.- History :...
, Japan
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.
As of 2004 (the last data available), the district had an estimated population
Population
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of 16,703 and a population density
Population density
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of 43.84 persons per km². Its total area was 381.06 km².
History
Shitara District (設楽郡) was one of the ancient districts of Mikawa provinceMikawa Province
is an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Mikawa bordered on Owari, Mino, Shinano, and Tōtōmi Provinces....
having been created in 903 out of Hoi District
Hoi District, Aichi
is a former rural district located in eastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008 , the district had an estimated population of 21,766 and a population density of 2194 persons per km². Its total area was 9.92 km².-History:...
(宝飯郡). In the cadastral reforms of the early Meiji period, on July 22, 1878 Shitara District was divided into Minamishitara District and Kitashitara District
Kitashitara District, Aichi
is a rural district located in northeastern Aichi Prefecture, Japan.As of August 2010, the district had an estimated population of 10,797 and a population density of 19.5 persons per km²...
. With the organization of municipalities on October 1, 1889, Minamishitara District was divided into one town (Shinshiro) and 22 villages.
Ebi Village was elevated to town status on April 28, 1894. In a round of consolidation, the remaining number of villages was reduced from 21 to five in 1906. On April 15, 1955, Shishiro annexed the villages of Chisato and Togō, along with the villages of Funatsuke and Yana from Yana District. On April 1, 1956, the villages of Nagashino and Hōrai merged with the town of Ono and village of Nanasato in Yana District to form the town of Hōrai, leaving Minamishitara District with three towns and one village. In September of the same year, Ebi Town was annexed by Hōrai along with Yamayoshida Village from Yana District.
On November 1, 1958 Shinshiro was elevated to city status. On October 1, 2005, the town of Hōrai
Horai, Aichi
is a former town located in Minamishitara District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of May 1, 2004, the village had an estimated population of 13,565 and a density of 51.45 persons per km². Its total area was 263.66 km².-Geography:...
and the village of Tsukude
Tsukude, Aichi
is a former village located in Minamishitara District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of May 1, 2004, the village had an estimated population of 3,263 and a density of 27.8 persons per km². Its total area was 117.40 km².-Geography:...
merged
Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan
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with the city of Shinshiro
Shinshiro, Aichi
is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2011, the city had an estimated population of 49,731 and the population density of 99.7 persons per km². The total area was 499.00 km².-Geography:...
(formerly also a part of the district), and Minamishitara ceased to exist as an administrative division.