Sannohe District, Aomori
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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 Aomori Prefecture
Aomori Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region. The capital is the city of Aomori.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Aomori prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....

, Japan
Japan
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. It occupies the southeast corner of the prefecture, bordering 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...

.

As of 2010, the district has an estimated population
Population
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 of 73,955 and a density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

 of 76.3 persons per km². The total area was 969.38 km².

Towns and villages

The district currently consists of five towns and one village. The city of Hachinohe
Hachinohe, Aomori
- Neighbouring municipalities :Aomori Prefecture*Sannohe District**Hashikami**Gonohe**Nanbu*Kamikita District**OiraseIwate Prefecture*Karumai-History:...

 was formerly part of the district.
  • Sannohe
    Sannohe, Aomori
    is a town located in the Sannohe District of southeastern Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the town had an estimated population of 11,426 and a density of 75.4 persons per km². Its total area was 151.55.91 km².-Geography:...

  • Nanbu
    Nanbu, Aomori
    is a town located in the Sannohe District of southeastern Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the town had an estimated population of 20,381 and a density of 133 persons per km². Its total area was 153.150 km².-Geography:...

  • Gonohe
    Gonohe, Aomori
    is a town located in Sannohe District, Aomori, Japan. Gonohe Town is located in the north-eastern part of Sannohe-gun, approximately 16 kilometres west of Hachinohe City and 10 kilometres southeast of Towada City. The town is adjacent to Hachinohe City to the east, Shingo Village to the west, Nanbu...

  • Takko
    Takko, Aomori
    is a town located in the Sannohe District of southeastern Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the town had an estimated population of 6,313 and a density of 26.1 persons per km². Its total area was 242.10 km².-Geography:...

  • Hashikami
    Hashikami, Aomori
    is a town located in the Sannohe District of southeastern Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the town had an estimated population of 14,978 and a density of 159 persons per km². Its total area was 93.91 km².-Geography:...

  • Shingō
    Shingo, Aomori
    is a village located in the Sannohe District of south-central Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. As of 2009, the village had an estimated population of 2,830 and a density of 18.8 persons per km². Its total area was 150.85 km²...


History

During the Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....

, the area was part of the Morioka han
Morioka Domain
The was a han or feudal domain that encompasses present-day the middle-northern part of Iwate Prefecture and eastern part of Aomori Prefecture. It is sometimes colloquially called . The domain was tozama daimyo and was governed by the Satake clan. Its income was 100,000...

 feudal domain
Han (Japan)
The or domain was the name of the estate belonging to a warrior in Japan after the 17th century. The fiefs of the daimyos of the samurai class of Japan during the Edo period were called han.-Edo period:...

 of the Nambu clan, with portions belonging to Hachinohe Domain
Hachinohe Domain
' was a tozama feudal domain of Edo period Japan, located in Mutsu Province, Honshū. Its territory included 41 villages in Sannohe District, 38 villages in Kunohe District, and 4 villages in Shiwa District, with a total revenue of 22,000 koku...

 and Shichinohe Domain
Shichinohe Domain
' was a tozama feudal domain of Edo period Japan, located in Mutsu Province, Honshū. Its territory was roughly equivalent to the areas covered by modern-day town of Shichinohe in Aomori Prefecture...

.

The Nambu clan sided with the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei
Ouetsu Reppan Domei
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 during the Boshin War
Boshin War
The was a civil war in Japan, fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and those seeking to return political power to the imperial court....

 of the Meiji Restoration
Meiji Restoration
The , also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, Reform or Renewal, was a chain of events that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868...

 and were punished by the new Meiji government by loss of their northern territories. In November 1869, large portions of Kita-gun (Shimokita
Shimokita District, Aomori
is a district located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It occupies most of the northern handle of Shimokita Peninsula with the exception of Mutsu City and contains the most northern point on the island of Honshū...

 and Kamikita
Kamikita District, Aomori
is a district located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It occupies the east-central portion of the prefecture, south of Shimokita Peninsula.As of 2010, the district has an estimated population of 100,526 and a density of 78.5 persons per km². The total area was 1281.05 km².- Towns and villages...

) and Sannohe District became part of the newly created , a 30,000 koku
Koku
The is a Japanese unit of volume, equal to ten cubic shaku. In this definition, 3.5937 koku equal one cubic metre, i.e. 1 koku is approximately 278.3 litres. The koku was originally defined as a quantity of rice, historically defined as enough rice to feed one person for one year...

 holding created to resettle the dispossessed Matsudaira clan
Matsudaira clan
The was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan. It first originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province . Over the course of its history, the clan produced many branches, most of which also centered around Mikawa Province...

 from Aizu-Wakamatsu. In July 1871, with the abolition of the han system
Abolition of the han system
The was an act, in 1871, of the new Meiji government of the Empire of Japan to replace the traditional feudal domain system and to introduce centralized government authority . This process marked the culmination of the Meiji Restoration in that all daimyo were required to return their authority...

, Tonami Domain became Tonami Prefecture, and was merged into the newly-created Aomori Prefecture in September 1871.

During the early Meiji period
Meiji period
The , also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from September 1868 through July 1912. This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan.- Meiji Restoration and the emperor :...

 cadastral reform of April 1, 1889, the district was reorganized into two towns and 31 villages.
pre-1889 April 1, 1889 1889 - 1949 1950- 1989 1989 - present present
Hachinohe Town July 1, 1901
Hachinohe Town
May 1, 1929
Hachinohe City
Hachinohe City Hachinohe City Hachinohe City Hachinohe City Hachinohe
Hachinohe, Aomori
- Neighbouring municipalities :Aomori Prefecture*Sannohe District**Hashikami**Gonohe**Nanbu*Kamikita District**OiraseIwate Prefecture*Karumai-History:...

Choja Village
Konakano Village November 10, 1924
Konakano Town
Minato Village November 10, 1924
Minato Town
Same Village Same Village
Shimonaganawashiro Village Shimonaganawashiro Village April 1, 1942
merged with Hachinohe City
Korekawa Village Korekawa Village Korekawa Village December 1, 1954
merged with Hachinohe City
Ichikawa Village Ichikawa Village Ichikawa Village Ichikawa Village April 1, 1955
merged with Hachinohe City
Tachi Village Tachi Village Tachi Village Tachi Village
Kaminaganawashiro Village Kaminaganawashiro Village Kaminaganawashiro Village Kaminaganawashiro Village
Toyosaki Village Toyosaki Village Toyosaki Village Toyosaki Village October 20, 1955
merged with Hachinohe City
Odate Village Odate Village Odate Village Odate Village September 10, 1958
merged with Hachinohe City
Shimamori Village Shimamori Village Shimamori Village Shimamori Village March 31, 1957
Nango Village
March 31, 2005
merged with Hachinohe City
Nakazawa Village Nakazawa Village Nakazawa Village Nakazawa Village
Hashikami Village Hashikami Village Hashikami Village Hashikami Village May 1, 1980
Hashikami Town
Hashigami Town Hashigami Town
Tanabe Village Tanabe Village Tanabe Village Tanabe Village April 1, 1955
Fukuchi Village
January 1, 2006
Nambu Town
Nambu Town
Jibiki Village Jibiki Village Jibiki Village Jibiki Village
Nakui Village Nakui Village Nakui Village Nakui Village July 20, 1955
Nakui Town
Kitagawa Village Kitagawa Village Kitagawa Village Kitagawa Village
Hirasaki Village Hirasaki Village Hirasaki Village Hirasaki Village April 20, 1955
Nanbu Village
February 11, 1959
Nanbu Town
Muko Village Muko Village Muko Village Muko Village
Kuraishi Village Kuraishi Village Kuraishi Village Kuraishi Village Kuraishi Village July 1, 2004
merged with Gonohe Town
Gonohe Town
Gonohe Village November 1, 1915
Gonohe Town
Gonohe Town Gonohe Town July 1, 1955
Gonohe Town
Gonohe Town Gonohe Town
Kawauchi Village Kawauchi Village Kawauchi Village Kawauchi Village
Asada Village Asada Village Asada Village Asada Village
Nozawa Village Nozawa Village Nozawa Village Nozawa Village July 29, 1955
merged with Gonohe Town
(Tekurabashi)
July 29, 1955
Shingo Village
(Nishikoshi)
Shingo Village Shingo Village Shingo Village
Herai Village Herai Village Herai Village Herai Village July 29, 1955
Shingo Village
Sannohe Town Sannohe Town Sannohe Town Sannohe Town March 20, 1955
Sannohe Town
Sannohe Town Sannohe Town
Sarube Village Sarube Village Sarube Village Sarube Village
Tonai Village Tonai Village Tonai Village Tonai Village
Tomesaki Village Tomesaki Village Tomesaki Village Tomesaki Village
Takko Village Takko Village November 10, 1928
Takko Town
Takko Town March 1, 1955
Takko Town
Takko Town Takko Town
Kamigo Village Kamigo Village Kamigo Village Kamigo Village
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