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List of mergers in Hiroshima Prefecture
Here is a list of mergers in
Hiroshima Prefecture
,
Japan
since the Heisei era.
Mergers from April 1, 1999 to Present
On February 3, 2003 - the town of Shin'ichi from
Ashina District
(dissolved by this action) and the town of Utsumi from
Numakuma District
merged into the expanded city of
Fukuyama
.
On March 1, 2003 - the town of
Saeki
and the village of
Yoshiwa
from
Saeki District
merged into the expanded city of
Hatsukaichi
.
On April 1, 2003 - the towns of
Ōsaki
,
Higashino
and
Kinoe
from
Toyota District
merged to form the town of
Ōsakikamijima
.
On April 1, 2003 - the town of
Shimokamigari
from
Aki District
merged into the expanded city of
Kure
.
On March 1, 2004 - the towns of
Kōta
,
Midori
,
Mukaihara
,
Takamiya
,
Yachiyo
, and
Yoshida
from
Takata District
(dissolved by this action) merged, creating the city of
Akitakata
.
On April 1, 2004 - the municipalities of
Funo
,
Kimita
,
Kisa
,
Mirasaka
,
Miwa
, and
Sakugi
from
Futami District
(dissolved by this action) and
Kōnu
from
Kōnu District
merged with the old city of
Miyoshi
to create the new city of
Miyoshi
.
On April 1, 2004 - the town of
Jōge
from
Kōnu District
merged with the expanded city of
Fuchū
.
On April 1, 2004 - the town of
Kawajiri
from
Toyota District
merged into the expanded city of
Kure
.
On October 1, 2004 - the towns of
Kōzan
,
Sera
, and
Seranishi
from
Sera District
merged to form the new town of
Sera
.
On October 1, 2004 - the municipalities of
Kake
,
Togouchi
, and
Tsutsuga
from
Yamagata District
merged, creating the town of
Akiōta
.
On November 1, 2004 - the town of Etajima from
Aki District
merged with the towns of
Nōmi
,
Ōgaki
, and
Okimi
from
Saeki District
forming the city of
Etajima
.
On November 5, 2004 - the towns of
Jinseki
,
Sanwa
, and
Yuki
and the village of
Toyomatsu
from
Jinseki District
merged, creating the town of
Jinsekikōgen
.
On February 1, 2005 - the municipalities of
Chiyoda
,
Geihoku
,
Ōasa
, and
Toyohira
from
Yamagata District
merged, creating the town of
Kitahiroshima
.
On February 1, 2005 - the municipalities of
Numakuma
from
Numakuma District
(dissolved by this action) merged with the expanded city of
Fukuyama
.
On February 7, 2005 - the municipalities of
Fukutomi
,
Kōchi
,
Kurose
, and
Toyosaka
from
Kamo District
and
Akitsu
from
Toyota District
merged into the expanded city of
Higashihiroshima
.
On March 20, 2005 - the towns of
Ondo
,
Kurahashi
,
Kamagari
from
Aki District
and the towns of
Yasuura
,
Toyohama
and
Yutaka
from
Toyota District
merged into the expanded city of
Kure
.
On March 22, 2005 - the town of
Daiwa
from the former
Kamo District
(dissolved by this action), the town of
Kui
from
Mitsugi District
, and the town of
Hongō
from
Toyota District
merged with the old city of
Mihara
to create the new city of
Mihara
.
On March 28, 2005 - the towns of
Mitsugi
and
Mukaishima
from
Mitsugi District
merged into the expanded city of
Onomichi
.
Mitsugi District
was dissolved as a result.
On March 31, 2005 - the towns of
Hiwa
,
Kuchiwa
,
Saijō
,
Takano
, and
Tōjō
, from the former
Hiba District
(dissolved by this action) and the town of
Sōryō
from the former
Kōnu District
(dissolved by this action) merged with the city of
Shōbara
to create the new city of
Shōbara
.
On April 25, 2005 - the town of
Yuki
from
Saeki District
merged into the expanded city of
Hiroshima
(as part of
Saeki Ward
).
On November 3, 2005 - the towns of
Miyajima
and
Ōno
from
Saeki District
merged into the expanded city of
Hatsukaichi
.
Saeki District
was dissolved as a result of this merger.
On January 10, 2006 - the city of
Innoshima
and the town of
Setoda
from
Toyota District
merged into the expanded city of
Onomichi
.
On March 1, 2006 - the town of
Kannabe
from
Fukayasu District
merged into the expanded city of
Fukuyama
.
Fukayasu District
was dissolved as a result of this merger.