List of mergers in Aomori Prefecture

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

Mergers from April 1, 1999 to Present

On July 1, 2004 - the village of Kuraishi from Sannohe District was merged into the town of Gonohe.

On January 1, 2005 - the town of Towadako from Kamikita District was merged with the old city of Towada to form the new city of Towada.

On February 11, 2005 - the town of Kizukuri and the villages of Inagaki, Kashiwa, Morita, and Shariki, (all from Nishitsugaru District) were merged to form the new city of Tsugaru.

On March 14, 2005 - the towns of Kawauchi and Ōhata and the village of Wakinosawa (all from Shimokita District) were merged into the city of Mutsu.

On March 28, 2005 - the town of Kanagi and the village of Shiura from Kitatsugaru District were merged with the old city of Goshogawara (1st generation) to form the new city of Goshogawara (2nd generation).

On March 28, 2005 - the town of Kanita and the villages of Tairadate and Minmaya (all from Higashitsugaru District) were merged to form the new town of Sotogahama.

On March 28, 2005 - the town of Fujisaki merged with the village of Tokiwa from Minamitsugaru District to form the new town of Fujisaki.

On March 28, 2005 - the town of Nakasato and the village of Kodomari from Kitatsugaru District were merged to form the new town of Nakadomari.

On March 31, 2005 - the village of Nangō from Sannohe District was merged into the city of Hachinohe.

On March 31, 2005 - the village of Iwasaki from Nishitsugaru District was merged with the old town of Fukaura to form the new town of Fukaura.

On March 31, 2005 - the town of Shichinohe merged with the village of Tenmabayashi from Kamikita District to form the new town of Shichinohe.

On March 31, 2005 - the town of Kamikita from Kamikita District was merged into the town of Tōhoku.

On April 1, 2005 - the town of Namioka from Minamitsugaru District was merged with the old city of Aomori to form the new city of Aomori.

On January 1, 2006 - the town of Nanbu merged with the town of Nagawa and the village of Fukuchi from Sannohe District to form the new town of Nanbu.

On January 1, 2006 - the towns of Hiraka and Onoe and the village of Ikarigaseki from Minamitsugaru District were merged to form the new city of Hirakawa.

On February 27, 2006 - the town of Iwaki and the village of Sōma from Nakatsugaru District were merged with the old city of Hirosaki to form the new city of Hirosaki.

On March 1, 2006 - the towns of Momoishi and Shimoda from Kamikita District merged to form the new town of Oirase.

On September 1, 2007 - a portion of the Namioka part of Aomori left Aomori and merged into the town of Fujisaki.^[1]

Planned/Future Mergers

References

^ "広報あおもり平成19年9月15日号PDF版" (in Japanese). Aomori official website. Aomori City. 19 September 2007. http://www.city.aomori.aomori.jp/contents/kohoaomori/H190915/20070915_04.pdf. Retrieved 10 September 2011.