List of mergers in Akita Prefecture

Here is a list of mergers in Akita Prefecture, Japan since the Heisei era.

Mergers from April 1, 1999 to Present

• On November 1, 2004 - the town of Misato in Semboku District was formed from the merger of the village Sennan and the towns Rokugō and Senhata.

• On January 11, 2005 - the towns of Kawabe and Yūwa from Kawabe District (now dissolved) merged into the city of Akita.

• On March 22, 2005 - the city of Kitaakita was founded from the merger of the former towns of Aikawa, Ani, Moriyoshi, and Takanosu, all from Kitaakita District.

• On March 22, 2005 - the city of Ōmagari merged with the towns of Kamioka, Nishisenboku, Nakasen, Kyōwa, Semboku, Ōta, and the village of Nangai from Semboku District to form the new city of Daisen.

• On March 22, 2005 - the city of Yurihonjō was formed from the merger of the former city of Honjō and the former towns of Chōkai, Higashiyuri, Iwaki, Nishime, Ōuchi, Yashima and Yuri.

• On March 22, 2005 - the towns of Tennō, Iitagawa and Shōwa merged together to form the city of Katagami.

• On March 22, 2005 - the city of Yuzawa was formed from the merger of the old city of Yuzawa and the village of Minase, and the towns of Inakawa, and Ogachi.

• On March 22, 2005 - the city of Oga was formed from the merger of the old city of Oga and the town of Wakami.

• On June 20, 2005 - the towns of Hinai and Tashiro were merged into the city of Ōdate.

• On September 20, 2005 - the city of Semboku was formed from the merger of Kakunodate, Tazawako, and Nishiki.

• On October 1, 2005 - the towns of Hiraka, Jūmonji, Masuda, Omonogawa, Ōmori, and the villages of Sannai, and Taiyū merged with the old city of Yokote to form the new city of Yokote.

• On October 1, 2005 - the town of Nikaho merged with the towns of Kisakata and Konoura to form the city of Nikaho. With this merger, Yuri District was dissolved.

• On March 20, 2006 - the towns of Hachiryū, Koto'oka, and Yamamoto (all from Yamamoto District) merged together to form the new town of Mitane.

• On March 21, 2006 - the city of Noshiro merged with the town of Futasui from Yamamoto District to form the new city of Noshiro.

• On March 27, 2006 - the town of Hachimori and the village of Minehama from Yamamoto District merged to form the new town of Happō.