Minamimuro District, Mie
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Minamimuro (南牟婁郡; -gun) is a district
located in Mie Prefecture. As of September 1, 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 21,845 and a Density of 130 persons/km². The total area is 167.94 km².
The district contains 2 towns.
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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....
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Minamimuro (南牟婁郡; -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 21,845 and a Density of 130 persons/km². The total area is 167.94 km².
The district contains 2 towns.
- KihōKiho, Mieis a town located in Minamimuro District, Mie, Japan.On January 10, 2006 the village of Udono from Minamimuro District was merged into Kihō.As of 2010 the town has an estimated population of 12,007 and a density of 151 persons per km². The total area is 79.66 km².-External links:*...
(紀宝町; -chō) - MihamaMihama, Mieis a town located in Minamimuro District, Mie, Japan.As of 2010, the town has an estimated population of 9,489 and a density of 107 persons per km². The total area is 88.28 km²....
(御浜町; -chō)
Timeline
- July 22, 1878 - Due to land reforms, the district was formed when Muro DistrictMuro District, KiiMuro was a district located at Kii Province.Muro District was the largest district located at the southwestern Ki Peninsula and covered half of Ki Province, but in 1879, the district split off into Kitamuro and Minamimuro Districts in Mie Prefecture and Higashimuro and Nishimuro Districts in...
, Kii ProvinceKii Province, or , was a province of Japan in the part of Honshū that is today Wakayama Prefecture, as well as the southern part of Mie Prefecture. Kii bordered Ise, Izumi, Kawachi, Shima, and Yamato Provinces. The Kii Peninsula takes its name from this province....
was split into Minamimuro and Kitamuro Districts within Mie Prefecture and HigashimuroHigashimuro District, WakayamaHigashimuro is a district located in Wakayama, Japan. As of September 1, 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 43,306 and a Density of 64.8 persons/km²...
and NishimuroNishimuro District, Wakayamais a district located in Wakayama, Japan. As of September 1, 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 42,840 and a Density of 98.9 persons/km²...
Districts within Wakayama PrefectureWakayama Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located on the Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Wakayama.- History :Present-day Wakayama is mostly the western part of the province of Kii.- 1953 Wakayama Prefecture flood disaster :...
. - April 1, 1889 - Due to the municipal status enforceent, the following municipalities were formed.(1 town, 18 villages)
- Town of Kinomoto(木本町), Village of Arasaka(荒坂村), Atashika(新鹿村), Village of Arii(有井村)・Village of Kamikawa(神川村), Village of Isato(五郷村), Village of Asuka(飛鳥村), Village of Jōsen(上川村), Village of Iruka(入鹿村), Village of Nishiyama(西山村)(Currently the City of KumanoKumano, Mieis a city located in Mie, Japan.The city was founded on November 3, 1954.On November 1, 2005 the town of Kiwa, from Minamimuro District, was merged into Kumano....
(熊野市)) - Village of Atawa(阿田和村), Village of Kōshiyama(神志山村), Village of Ichigi(市木村), Village of Oroshi(尾呂志村)(Currently the town of Mihama)
- Village of Mifune(御船村), Village of Onodani(相野谷村), Village of Uwano(宇和野村)(Currently the town of Kihō)
- Village of Kitawauchi(北輪内村), Village of Minamiwauchi(南輪内村)(Currently the 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....
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- Town of Kinomoto(木本町), Village of Arasaka(荒坂村), Atashika(新鹿村), Village of Arii(有井村)・Village of Kamikawa(神川村), Village of Isato(五郷村), Village of Asuka(飛鳥村), Village of Jōsen(上川村), Village of Iruka(入鹿村), Village of Nishiyama(西山村)(Currently the City of Kumano
- February 13, 1894 - The village of Uwano split into the villages of UdonoUdono, Miewas a village located in Minamimuro District, Mie, Japan.On January 10, 2006 Udono was merged into the expanded town of Kihō and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
(鵜殿村) and Ida(井田村).(1 town, 19 villages) - May 31, 1897 - Parts of the town of Kimoto(Furutomari(古泊) and Ōdomari(大泊)) split as the village of Tomari(泊村).(1 town, 20 villages)
- October 1, 1933 - The village of Atawa granted town status to become the town of Atawa.(2 towns, 19 villages)
- June 20, 1954 - The villages of Kitawauchi and Minamiwauchi merged with the Owase(尾鷲町) and the villages of Kuki(九鬼村) and Sugari(須賀利村), Kitamuro District, to launch the city of Owase.(2 towns, 17 villages)
- October 31, 1954 - The villages of Ida, Mifune, and Onodani merged to launch the town of Kihō.(3 towns, 14 villages)
- November 3, 1954 - The town of Kinomoto and the villages of Arasaka, Atashika, Arii, Kamikawa, Isato, Asuka, and Tomari merged to launch the city of Kumano.(2 towns, 7 villages)
- March 1, 1955 - The villages of Jōsen, Iruka, and Nishiyama merged to launch the town of KiwaKiwa, Miewas a town located in Minamimuro District, Mie, Japan.On November 1, 2005 Kiwa was merged into the city of Kumano and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
(紀和町).(3 towns, 4 villages) - September 30, 1956 - The villages of Ichigi and Oroshi merged to launch the village of Ichigioroshi(市木尾呂志村).(3 towns, 3 villages)
- September 1, 1958 - The town of Atawa and the villages of Ichigioroshi and Kōshiyama merged to form the town of Mihama.(3 towns, 1 village)
- November 1, 2005 - The town of Kiwa merged with the city of Kumano to launch the city of Kumano.(2 towns, 1 village)
- January 10, 2006 - The town of Kihō and the village of Udono merged to launch the town of Kihō.(2 towns)