Mine District, Yamaguchi
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Mine District (美祢郡, Mine-gun) was a district located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
On March 20, 2008, the day before its dissolution, the district consisted solely of the towns of Mitō (美東町) and Shūhō (秋芳町).
History[]
- April 1, 1889 - Due to the municipal status enforcement, the villages of Akagō, Akiyoshi, Ayagi, Beppu, Higashiatsu, Isa, Iwanaga, Kyōwa, Managata, Nishiatsu, Ōda, Ofuku and, Ōmine, were formed. (13 villages)
- August 1, 1923 - The village of Ōda town status to become the town of . (1 town, 12 villages)
- January 1, 1924 - The village of Isa was elevated to town status to become the town of . (2 towns, 11 villages)
- May 1, 1939 - The village of Ōmine was elevated to town status to become the town of . (3 towns, 10 villages)
- March 31, 1954 - The towns of Ōmine, Isa, and the villages of , and were merged with the town of Toyotamae (from Toyoura District) to create the city of Mine while leaving Mine District. (1 town, 7 villages)
- October 1, 1954 - The towns of Ōda, , , and Managata were merged to create the town of Mitō. (1 town, 4 villages)
- April 1, 1955 - The villages of Akiyoshi, Iwanaga, Beppu and Kyōwa were merged to create the town of Shūhō. (2 towns)
- March 21, 2008 - The towns of Mitō and Shūhō were merged into the expanded city of Mine. Mine District dissolved as a result of this merger.
April 1, 1889 | 1889 - 1944 | 1945 - 2008 | 2008–present |
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大田 (village) | August 1, 1923 town status |
October 1, 1954 Mitō (town) |
March 21, 2008 Mine City |
赤郷 (village) | |||
綾木 (village) | |||
真長田 (village) | |||
大嶺 (village) | May 1, 1939 town status |
March 31, 1954 Mine City | |
伊佐 (village) | January 1, 1924 town status | ||
東厚保 (village) | |||
西厚保 (village) | |||
於福 (village) | |||
秋吉 (village) | April 1, 1955 Shūhō (town) | ||
岩永 (village) | |||
別府 (village) | |||
共和 (village) |
See also[]
- List of dissolved districts of Japan
Categories:
- Former districts of Yamaguchi Prefecture