Ninohe District, Iwate
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is a district
located in Iwate Prefecture
, Japan
. As of May 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 14,880 and a population density of 49.6 persons/km². The total area is 300.11 km².
The district contains one town.
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 Iwate Prefecture
Iwate Prefecture
is the second largest prefecture of Japan after Hokkaido. It is located in the Tōhoku region of Honshū island and contains the island's easternmost point. The capital is Morioka. Iwate has the lowest population density of any prefecture outside Hokkaido...
, Japan
Japan
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. As of May 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 14,880 and a population density of 49.6 persons/km². The total area is 300.11 km².
The district contains one town.
- IchinoheIchinohe, Iwateis a town located in Ninohe District, Iwate, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 16,028 and a population density of 53.41 persons per km². The total area is 300.11 km².-External links:*...
Timeline
- April 1, 1889 - Due to the municipal status enforcement, the following municipalities were formed.(2 towns, 13 villages)
- Town of Fukuoka, Villages of Kintaichi, Tomai, Nisattai, Ishikiridokoro, Gohenji, and Jōbōji(Now the city of NinoheNinohe, Iwateis a city located in Iwate, Japan.On January 1, 2006, the existing city of Ninohe merged with the neighboring town of Jōbōji and formed a new city still named Ninohe. The new city's population is estimated to be 30,407, with a total area of 420.31 km²...
) - Town of Ichinohe, Villages of Namiuchi?(浪打), Chōkai, Anetai, and Kozuya(Now the town of Ichinohe)
- Village of Arazawa and Tayama(Now the city of HachimantaiHachimantai, Iwateis a city located in Iwate, Japan.Hachimantai was founded on September 1, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Ashiro and Nishine and the village of Matsuo, all from Iwate District....
) - Village of Tabe(Now the Town of KuzumakiKuzumaki, Iwateis a town located in Iwate District, Iwate, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 8,113 and a density of 18.65 persons per km². The total area is 434.99 km².The town uses many alternative energy sources.-External links:*...
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- Town of Fukuoka, Villages of Kintaichi, Tomai, Nisattai, Ishikiridokoro, Gohenji, and Jōbōji(Now the city of Ninohe
- December 25, 1940 - The village of Jōbōji becomes the town of JōbōjiJoboji, Iwatewas a town located in Ninohe District, Iwate, Japan. It merged into the city of Ninohe.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,130 and a density of 28.55 persons per km². The total area was 179.70 km²....
.(3 towns, 12 villages) - March 10, 1955 - The town of Fukuoka and the villages of Tomai, Nisattai, Ishikiridokoro, and Gohenji merged to form the town of Fukuoka.(3 towns, 8 villages)
- July 5, 1955 - The village of Tabe merged with the town of Kuzumaki and the village of Ekari, Iwate DistrictIwate District, Iwateis a district located in Iwate, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 142,495. The total area is 2,846.44 km². The district covers the northern part of Morioka Metropolitan Area...
, to form the town of Kuzumaki, Iwate District.(3 towns, 7 villages) - September 30, 1956 - The villages of Arazawa and Tayama merged to form the town of AshiroAshiro, Iwatewas a town located in Iwate District, Iwate, Japan.On September 1, 2005 Ashiro, along with the town of Nishine, and the village of Matsuo, was merged to form the city of Hachimantai and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
.(4 towns, 5 villages) - November 1, 1957 - The town of Ichinohe and the villages of Namiuchi?(浪打), Chōkai, Anetai, and Kozuya merged to form the town of Ichinohe.(4 towns, 1 villages)
- April 1, 1972 - The town of Fukuoka and the village of Kintaichi merged to form the city of Ninohe.(3 towns)
- April 1, 2002 - The town of Ashiro transferred to Iwate District.(2 towns)
- January 1, 2006 - The town of Jōbōji merged with the city of Ninohe to form the city of Ninohe.(1 town)