Motosu District, Gifu
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This article is about the district in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. There is also a city with this name, see Motosu, Gifu.
Motosu (本巣郡; -gun) is a district located in Gifu, Japan.
As of 2003 population statistics but counting only the town of Kitagata, the district has an estimated population of 17,667 and a density of 3,417.21 persons per km². The total area is 5.17 km².
The district has only one town.
[edit] District Timeline
- April 1, 1959-
- The village of Shinsei gained town status.
- The village of Sunan gained town status.
- As of 2003, the district is comprised of the former districts of Motosu, Mushiroda (席田郡), parts of Katagata (方県郡), and parts of Ono (大野郡, not to be confused with Ono District in Hida region)
- May 1, 2003-The towns of Sunan and Hoseki merged to form the city of Mizuho.
- February 1, 2004 The former towns of Itonuki, Motosu, and Shinsei merged with the former village of Neo becoming the city of Motosu.
The town of Kitagata was scheduled to merge with the city of Gifu but the deal was killed on August 31, 2004.
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| Ena | Gero | Gifu (capital) | Gujo | Hashima | Hida | Kakamigahara | Kaizu | Kani | Mino | Minokamo | Mizuho | Mizunami | Motosu | Nakatsugawa | Ogaki | Seki | Tajimi | Takayama | Toki | Yamagata | |||
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| Anpachi | Fuwa | Hashima | Ibi | Kamo | Kani | Motosu | Ono | Yoro | |||
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