Ichishi District, Mie
Ichishi (一志郡; -gun) was a district located in Mie, Japan.
As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 70,117 and a density of 150.14 persons per km². The total area was 467.00 km².
The following 3 towns and 1 village remain in the district until December 31, 2005.
On January 1, 2006, all remaining towns and villages within the district merged with Age District and the cities of Hisai and Tsu to form the new city of Tsu. The district was thereby dissolved.
District Timeline
- June 1, 1891 - The village of Sada changed their name to Yamato.
- July 1, 1929 - The village of Yano gained town status and changed their name to Karasu.
- April 1, 1931 - The village of Hon merged into the town of Hisai.
- July 1, 1939 - The village of Takachaya merged into the city of Tsu.
- November 3, 1940 - The villages of Ieki and Sakai merged to from the town of Ieki.
- June 15, 1952 - The village of Unde merged into the city of Tsu.
- October 15, 1954 - The villages of Asaka and Matsugasaki merged into the city of Matsusaka.
- January 15, 1955 - The villages of Oi, Hase, Kawai, and Takaoka merged to form the town of Ichishi.
- March 1, 1955 - The municipalities of Hisai, Monou, Togi, Shikiri, Inaba, and Sakakibara to form the new town of Hisai.
- March 15, 1955
- The municipalities of Ieki, Omitsu, Kawaguchi, Yamato, and Yatsuyama merged to form the town of Hakusan.
- The villages of Nakago, Toyochi, Nakagawa, Toyoda, Nakahara, and parts of Ukigo merged to form the town of Ureshino. The remaining parts of Ukigo was merged into the city of Matsusaka.
- The villages of Takahara, Yachi, Taronama, Iseji, Yawata, Taki, and Shimonokawa merged to form the village of Misugi.
- March 21, 1955 - The villages of Komenosho, Tenpaku, Tsuru, and Onoe merged to form the village of Mikumo.
- August 1, 1970 - The town of Hisai gained city status.
- April 1, 1986 - The village of Mikumo gained town status.
- January 1, 2005 - The towns of Ureshino and Mikumo merged with Iinan District and the old city of Matsusaka to form the new city of Matsusaka.
- January 1, 2006 - The remaining parts of the district merged with Age District and the cities of Hisai and Tsu to form the new city of Tsu. The district was dissolved as a result of this merger.