List of mergers in Miyagi Prefecture

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

Mergers from April 1, 1999 to Present

• On April 1, 2003 - the town of Kami (in Kami District) was formed from a merger between three towns in the district: Miyazaki, Nakaniida, and Onoda.

• On April 1, 2005 - the towns of Naruse and Yamoto (in the former Monou District) merged and created the city of Higashimatsushima.

This merger, combined with the simultaneous Ishinomaki expansion, dissolved Monou District.

• On April 1, 2005 - all towns and villages in the Kurihara District (dissolved by this action) merged and created the city of Kurihara. One village and nine towns were involved in the merger. They were the towns of Ichihasama, Kannari, Kurikoma, Semine, Shiwahime, Takashimizu, Tsukidate, Uguisuzawa, Wakayanagi, and the village of Hanayama.

• On April 1, 2005 - all towns in the Tome District (dissolved by this action) merged with the town of Tsuyama from Motoyoshi District and created the city of Tome. Nine towns merged, which were Hasama, Ishikoshi, Minamikata, Nakada, Toyoma, Towa, Toyosato, Tsuyama, and Yoneyama

• On April 1, 2005 - five towns from the Monou District and Oshika town from the Oshika District merged with the city of Ishinomaki to create the new city of Ishinomaki. The five towns from Monou District were Kahoku, Kanan, Kitakami, Monou and Ogatsu.

This expansion, combined with the Higashimatsushima merger, dissolved Monou District.

• On October 1, 2005 - the town of Shizugawa and the town of Utatsu from the Motoyoshi District merged to form the new town of Minamisanriku.

• On January 1, 2006 - the towns of Kogota and Nangō from Tōda District merged into the new town of Misato.

• On March 31, 2006 - the city of Kesennuma merged with the town of Karakuwa from Motoyoshi District to create the new city of Kesennuma.

• On March 31, 2006 - the city of Furukawa merged with the towns of Iwadeyama and Naruko from Tamatsukuri District and Kashimadai, Matsuyama and Sanbongi from Shida District and Tajiri from Tōda District to create the new city of Ōsaki. Tamatsukuri District and Shida District were dissolved as a result of this merger.

• On September 1, 2009 - the town of Motoyoshi from Motoyoshi District merged into the city of Kesennuma.^[1]

Planned/Future Mergers

• Both towns within Watari District are planning to merge and create a new city under the name of Watari. Watari District will dissolve if the city is created^[2]

References

1. ^ http://www.kokudo.or.jp/new/cities/sub/tohoku/04.htm
2. ^ "カーシェアリングがわかった！". http://www.w-y-gap.jp/. Retrieved 2008-06-14.