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List of mergers in Iwate Prefecture
Here is a list of mergers in
Iwate Prefecture
,
Japan
since the Heisei era.
Mergers from April 1, 1999 to Present
On November 15, 2001 - the town of
Sanriku
from
Kesen District
merged into the city of
Ōfunato
.
On June 6, 2005 - the town of
Tarō
and village of
Niisato
from
Shimohei District
merged with the former city of
Miyako
to create the new city of
Miyako
.
On September 1, 2005 - the towns of
Ashiro
and
Nishine
and the village of
Matsuo
from
Iwate District
merged, forming the city of
Hachimantai
.
On September 20, 2005 - the new city of
Ichinoseki
was created out from the former city of
Ichinoseki
and the municipalities of
Daitō
,
Higashiyama
,
Senmaya
,
Kawasaki
,
Murone
(first 5 municipalities are from
Higashiiwai District
), and
Hanaizumi
from
Nishiiwai District
.
On October 1, 2005 - the village of
Miyamori
from
Kamihei District
and the former city of
Tōno
merged to form the new city of
Tōno
.
On November 1, 2005 - the town of
Yuda
and village of
Sawauchi
from
Waga District
merged forming the town of
Nishiwaga
.
On January 1, 2006 - the towns of
Ishidoriya
and
Ōhasama
(from
Hienuki District
) and the town of
Tōwa
(from
Waga District
) merged with the city of
Hanamaki
to become the new city of
Hanamaki
.
Hienuki District
was dissolved as a result of this merger.
On January 1, 2006 - the city of
Ninohe
and the town of
Jōbōji
from
Ninohe District
merged to become the new city of
Ninohe
.
On January 1, 2006 - the village of
Ōno
and the town of
Taneichi
(both from
Kunohe District
) merged into the town of
Hirono
.
On January 10, 2006 - the village of
Tamayama
from
Iwate District
merged into the city of
Morioka
.
On February 20, 2006 - the cities of
Esashi
and
Mizusawa
and the municipaltites of
Maesawa
,
Isawa
and
Koromogawa
from
Isawa District
merged to form the new city of
Ōshū
.
On March 6, 2006 - the village of
Yamagata
from
Kunohe District
merged with the old city of
Kuji
to form the new city of
Kuji
.
On January 1, 2010 - the city of
Miyako
and the village of
Kawai
in
Shimohei District
merged to form the new city of
Miyako
.
On September 26, 2011 - the town of
Fujisawa
from
Higashiiwai District
merged with the city of
Ichinoseki
.
Higashiiwai District
was dissolved as a result of this merger.
Planned/Future Mergers
References