Hioki District, Kagoshima

Hioki (日置郡; -gun) was a district located in Kagoshima, Japan. As of the merger of the town of Kinpō into the city of Minamisatsuma the district no longer exists.

As of July 1, 2005, the district had an estimated population of 7,927 and the density of 109.72 persons per km². The total area was 72.25 km².

District Timeline

• April 1, 1889 - Due to the municipal status enforcement, the villages of Kushikino, Nishiichiki, Higashiichiki, Shimoijūin, Nakaijūin, Kamijūin, Kōriyama, Hioki, Yoshitoshi and Nagayoshi were created within Hioki District. (10villages)
• March 29,1896 - The district absorbed Izaku District and added the villages of Izaku,Tabuse,Ata.(3 villages)
• April 1, 1922 - The villeage of NakaIjūin gained town status to become the town of Ijūin.(1 town, 12 villages)
• December 1, 1922 - The village of Izaku gained town status to become the town of Izaku.(2 towns, 11 villages)
• April 1. 1930 - The village of Nishiichiki gained town status to become the town of Ichiki.(3 towns, 12 villages)
• April 1. 1935 - The village of Kushikino gained town status to become the town of Kushikino.(4 towns, 11 villages)
• April 1. 1937 - The village of Higashiichiki gained town status to become the town of Higashiichiki.(5 towns, 10 villages)
• October 1, 1950 the town of Kushikino gained city status.
• April 1, 1955 (6 towns, 8 villages)
  • The villages of Hioki and Yoshitoshi merged into the town of Hiyoshi.
  • The village and town of Izaku and Nagayoshi merged into the town of Fukiage.
• September 30, 1956 (7 towns, 1 village)
  • The village of ShimoIjūin incorporates division into the towns of Higashiichiki, Ijūin,Hiyoshi and Kōriyama.
  • The village of Kōriyama gained town status to become the town of Kōriyama.
  • The villages of Tabuse and Ata merged into the town of Kinpō.
• April 1, 1960 - The village of KamiIjūin gained town status to become the town of Matsumoto.(8 towns)
• November 1, 2004 the towns of Kōriyama and Matsumoto merged into the expanded city of Kagoshima.
• May 1, 2005 the towns of Fukiage, Higashiichiki, Hiyoshi, and Ijūin merged to form the new city of Hioki.
• October 11, 2005 the town of Ichiki merged with the old city of Kushikino to form the new city of Ichikikushikino.
• November 7, 2005 the town of Kinpō merged with the old city of Kaseda, and the towns of Bonotsu, Kasasa and Ōura, all from Kawanabe District, to form the new city of Minamisatsuma.