Yoshiki (吉敷郡; -gun) 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 Yamaguchi Prefecture. The district had a total estimated population

Population

A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

 of 39,900 and the total area was 82.98 km². (2003)

The day before the district dissolved, there were three towns.

• Aio
  Aio, Yamaguchi
  was a town located in Yoshiki District, Yamaguchi, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Aio, along with the town of Tokuji, from Saba District, and the towns of Ajisu and Ogōri, all from Yoshiki District, was merged into the expanded city of Yamaguchi....
  
  
• Ajisu
  Ajisu, Yamaguchi
  was a town located in Yoshiki District, Yamaguchi, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Ajisu, along with the town of Tokuji, from Saba District, and the towns of Aio and Ogōri, all from Yoshiki District, was merged into the expanded city of Yamaguchi....
  
  
• Ogōri
  Ogori, Yamaguchi
  was a town located in Yoshiki District, Yamaguchi, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Ogōri, along with the town of Tokuji, from Saba District, and the towns of Aio and Ajisu, all from Yoshiki District, was merged into the expanded city of Yamaguchi....
  
  

On October 1, 2005, all three towns merged with the city of Yamaguchi and the town of Tokuji

Tokuji, Yamaguchi

was a town located in Saba District, Yamaguchi, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Tokuji, along with the towns of Aio, Ajisu and Ogōri, all from Yoshiki District, was merged into the expanded city of Yamaguchi....

 from Saba District

Saba District, Yamaguchi

Saba was a district located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 7,946 and a density of 27.37 persons per km²...

 to form the new city of Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi

is the capital city of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.As of February 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 198,971 and a population density of 194.44 persons per km²...

 and the district dissolved

Mergers and Broke offs

• 1889 Due to enforcement of the town and village system in Japan, the town of Yamaguchi and the villages of Kami-unorei, Shimo-unorei, Yoshiki, Miyano, Ōuchi, Hirakawa, Yabara-asada, Niho, Osaba, Daidō, Suzenji, Sue, Natajima, Ogōri, Kagawa, Aiofutajima, Aio, Iseki, Higashi-kiwa and Nishi-kiwa were formed as the Yoshiki District. (1 town, 20 villages)
• July 1, 1898 The village of Yabara-asada changed its name to the village of Ōtoshi.
• April 1, 1899 The village of Sayama broke off from the village of Iseki. (1 town, 21 villages)
• August 1, 1901 The village of Ogōri gained town status to become the town of Ogōri
  Ogori, Yamaguchi
  was a town located in Yoshiki District, Yamaguchi, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Ogōri, along with the town of Tokuji, from Saba District, and the towns of Aio and Ajisu, all from Yoshiki District, was merged into the expanded city of Yamaguchi....
  
  . (2 towns, 20 villages)
• April 1, 1905 The town of Yamaguchi and the village of Kami-unorei merged. (2 towns, 19 villages)
• July 1, 1915 The town of Yamaguchi and the village of Shimo-unorei merged. (2 towns, 18 villages)
• April 10, 1929 The town of Yamaguchi and the village of Yoshiki merged to form the city of Yamaguchi
  Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi
  is the capital city of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.As of February 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 198,971 and a population density of 194.44 persons per km²...
  
  . (1 town, 17 villages)
• April 29, 1940 The village of Aio gained town status to become the town of Aio
  Aio, Yamaguchi
  was a town located in Yoshiki District, Yamaguchi, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Aio, along with the town of Tokuji, from Saba District, and the towns of Ajisu and Ogōri, all from Yoshiki District, was merged into the expanded city of Yamaguchi....
  
  . (2 towns, 16 villages)
• November 3, 1940 The village of Iseki gained town status and renamed to become the town of Ajisu
  Ajisu, Yamaguchi
  was a town located in Yoshiki District, Yamaguchi, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Ajisu, along with the town of Tokuji, from Saba District, and the towns of Aio and Ogōri, all from Yoshiki District, was merged into the expanded city of Yamaguchi....
  
  . (3 towns, 15 villages)
• April 1, 1941 The village of Miyano merged into the city of Yamaguchi. (3 towns, 14 villages)
• November 1, 1943 The village of Nishi-kiwa merged into the city of Ube
  Ube, Yamaguchi
  is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan on the Seto Inland Sea.As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 179,000 and the density of 622 persons per km². The total area is 287.69 km².The city was founded on November 1, 1921....
  
  . (3 towns, 13 villages)
• April 1, 1944 The towns of Ogōri
  Ogori, Yamaguchi
  was a town located in Yoshiki District, Yamaguchi, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Ogōri, along with the town of Tokuji, from Saba District, and the towns of Aio and Ajisu, all from Yoshiki District, was merged into the expanded city of Yamaguchi....
  
   and Ajisu
  Ajisu, Yamaguchi
  was a town located in Yoshiki District, Yamaguchi, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Ajisu, along with the town of Tokuji, from Saba District, and the towns of Aio and Ogōri, all from Yoshiki District, was merged into the expanded city of Yamaguchi....
  
  , and the villages of Hirakawa
  Hirakawa, Yamaguchi
  was a village located in Yoshiki District, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The village was named from Hirai's 1st kanji and Kurokawa's 2nd kanji ....
  
  , Ōtoshi, Sue, Natajima, Aiofutajima, Kagawa and Sayama merged with the city of Yamaguchi to become the new city of Yamaguchi. (1 town, 6 villages)
• November 23, 1947 The town of Ajisu broke off from the city of Yamaguchi. (2 towns, 6 villages)
• November 1, 1949 The town of Ogōri
  Ogori, Yamaguchi
  was a town located in Yoshiki District, Yamaguchi, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Ogōri, along with the town of Tokuji, from Saba District, and the towns of Aio and Ajisu, all from Yoshiki District, was merged into the expanded city of Yamaguchi....
  
   broke off from the city of Yamaguchi. (3 towns, 6 villages)
• October 1, 1954 The village of Higashi-kiwa merged into the city of Ube. (3 towns, 5 villages)
• April 1, 1955 The villages of Ōuchi, Niho, and Osaba merged to form the town of Ōuchi. (4 towns, 2 villages)
• April 10, 1955 The village of Daidō merged into the city of Hōfu
  Hofu, Yamaguchi
  is a city located in Yamaguchi, Japan.-History:Hōfu means "the capital of Suō Province".The eastern part of Yamaguchi prefecture was formerly called Suō Province.The city was founded on August 25, 1936...
  
  . (4 towns, 1 village)
• November 3, 1956 The village of Suzenji merged into the city of Yamaguchi. (4 towns)
• May 1, 1963 The town of Ōuchi merged into the city of Yamaguchi. (3 towns)
• October 1, 2005 The towns of Aio, Ajisu and Ogōri merged with the city of Yamaguchi and the town of Tokuji
  Tokuji, Yamaguchi
  was a town located in Saba District, Yamaguchi, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Tokuji, along with the towns of Aio, Ajisu and Ogōri, all from Yoshiki District, was merged into the expanded city of Yamaguchi....
  
   from Saba District
  Saba District, Yamaguchi
  Saba was a district located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 7,946 and a density of 27.37 persons per km²...
  
   to become the new city of Yamaguchi
  Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi
  is the capital city of Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.As of February 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 198,971 and a population density of 194.44 persons per km²...
  
  . Yoshiki District was dissolved as a result of this merger.