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List of mergers in Kumamoto Prefecture
Here is a list of mergers in
Kumamoto Prefecture
,
Japan
since the Heisei era.
Contents
1
Mergers before April 1, 1999
2
Mergers from April 1, 1999 to Present
3
Planned/Future Mergers
4
References
Mergers before April 1, 1999
On February 1, 1991 - the city of
Kumamoto
absorbed the towns of
Akita
,
Kawachi
,
Tenmei
and
Hokubu
, all from
Hōtaku District
.
Hōtaku District
was dissolved with this merger.
Mergers from April 1, 1999 to Present
On April 1, 2003 - the municipalities of
Fukada
,
Menda
,
Ue
,
Sue
and
Ōkaharu
from
Kuma District
merged to form the new town of
Asagiri
.
On March 31, 2004 - the towns of
Himedo
,
Matsushima
,
Ōyano
and
Ryūgatake
from
Amakusa District
merged to form the new city of
Kami-Amakusa
.
On November 1, 2004 - the towns of
Chūō
and
Tomochi
from
Shimomashiki District
merged to form the new town of
Misato
.
On January 1, 2005 - the towns of
Tanoura
and
Ashikita
from
Ashikita District
merged to form the new town of
Ashikita
.
On January 15, 2005 - the towns of
Misumi
and
Shiranuhi
from
Uto District
and the towns of
Matsubase
,
Ogawa
and
Toyono
from
Shimomashiki District
merged to form the new city of
Uki
.
Uto District
was dissolved with this merger.
On January 15, 2005 - the city of
Yamaga
merged with the towns of
Kahoku
,
Kamoto
,
Kaō
and
Kikuka
from
Kamoto District
to form the new city of
Yamaga
.
On February 11, 2005 - the municipalities of
Aso
,
Ichinomiya
and
Namino
from
Aso District
merged to form the new city of
Aso
.
On February 11, 2005 - the municipalities of
Yabe
and
Seiwa
from
Kamimashiki District
and
Soyō
from
Aso District
merged to form the new town of
Yamato
in
Kamimashiki District
.
On February 13, 2005 - the villages of
Chōyō
,
Hakusui
and
Kugino
from
Aso District
merged to form the new village of
Minamiaso
.
On March 22, 2005 - the city of
Kikuchi
merged with the municipalities of
Kyokushi
,
Shichijo
and
Shisui
from
Kikuchi District
to form the new city of
Kikuchi
.
On August 1, 2005 - the city of
Yatsushiro
merged with the municipalities of
Izumi
,
Kagami
,
Sakamoto
,
Senchō
and
Tōyō
from
Yatsushiro District
to form the new city of
Yatsushiro
.
On October 1, 2005 - the towns of
Miyahara
and
Ryūhoku
from
Yatsushiro District
merged to form the new town of
Hikawa
.
On October 3, 2005 - the city of
Tamana
merged with the towns of
Taimei
,
Tensui
and
Yokoshima
from
Tamana District
to form the new city of
Tamana
.
On February 27, 2006 - the towns of
Kōshi
and
Nishigoshi
from
Kikuchi District
merged to form the city of
Kōshi
.
On March 1, 2006 - the towns of
Kikusui
and
Mikawa
from
Tamana District
merged to form the new town of
Nagomi
.
On March 27, 2006 - the cities of
Hondo
and
Ushibuka
merged with the towns of
Amakusa
,
Ariake
,
Goshoura
,
Itsuwa
,
Kawaura
,
Kuratake
,
Shinwa
and
Sumoto
(all from
Amakusa District
) to form the new city of
Amakusa
.
On October 6, 2008 - the city of
Kumamoto
absorbed the town of
Tomiai
from
Shimomashiki District
.
On March 23, 2010 - the city of
Kumamoto
absorbed the town of
Jōnan
from
Shimomashiki District
and the town of
Ueki
from
Kamoto District
.
Kamoto District
was dissolved with this merger.
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Planned/Future Mergers
References
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http://www.kokudo.or.jp/marge/c_kumamoto.html
(Japanese)