Tamatsukuri District, Miyagi

Tamatsukuri (玉造郡; -gun) was a district located in Miyagi, Japan.

As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 22,240 and a density of 47.50 persons per km². The total area was 468.25 km².

On March 31, 2006, the city of Furukawa merged with the towns of Iwadeyama and Naruko from Tamatsukuri District and Kashimadai, Matsuyama and Sanbongi from Shida District and Tajiri from Toda District to create the new city of Ōsaki. Tamatsukuri District and Shida District were dissolved as a result of this merger.

[edit] Former towns and villages

In 713, Nitori District (丹取郡) was established. In 728 it was changed to Tamatsukuri.

1871 With the Abolition of the han system, Tamakatsuri District becomes Ichinoseki Prefecture (一関県). That same year, it is renamed Misawa? Prefecture (水沢県)
1873 Misawa Prefecture renamed Iwai? Prefecture (磐井県)
1876 Tamakatsuri District becomes part of Miyagi Prefecture.
1889 With the establishment of the municipal system, the Town of Iwadeyama (岩出山町) and the villages of Ōsaki (大崎村), Ichikuri? (一栗村), Mayama? (真山村), Onsen? (温泉村), and Onikōbe (鬼首村) are estabilshed
1894 District office is established in Iwadeyama
1921 Onsen Village divided, becoming Naruko Town (鳴子町) and Kawato? Village (川渡村)
1926 District offices eliminated
1954 Naruko Town, Kawato Village, and Onikōbe Village merge to form new Naruko Town.
1954 Iwadeyama Town, Ichikuri Village, Mayama Village and West Ōsaki Village merge to form new Iwadeyama Town
2006 The district merged with Furukawa and Shida District to create a new city of Osaki. Both Tamatsukuri District and Shida District were dissolved as the result of this merger.