Toyoura District, Yamaguchi
(Japan>Yamaguchi Prefecture>Toyoura District)
Toyoura (豊浦郡; -gun) was a district located in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The district area covered the city of Shimonoseki (excluding the former villages of Tamaki and Yoshida in Mine District) and Toyotamae in the city of Mine.
As of 2003, the district had an estimated an area of 491.72 km². The total population was 47,259.
Until February 12, 2005, the district had four towns.
On February 13, 2005, all 4 towns merged with the city of Shimonoseki to became the new city of Shimonoseki and the district dissolved.
History
Timeline
- 1878 Due to land reforms, the borough of Akamaseki (now the city of Shimonoseki) broke off.
- 1889 Due to municipal status enforcement, 31 villages were formed.
- September 1, 1898
- The village of 豊東前村 renamed to become the village of Oji.
- The village of 豊東上村 renamed to become the village of Katsuyama.
- The village of 豊東下村 renamed to become the village of Ikuno.
- The village of 豊西東村 renamed to become the village of Kuroi.
- April 1, 1899
- The village of 豊東郷村 renamed to become the village of Narazaki.
- The village of 豊田奥村 renamed to become the village of Nishiichi.
- July 1, 1910 The village of 豊西中村 renamed to become the village of Yasuoka.
- April 1, 1911 The village of Chōfu gained town status to become the town of Chōfu. (1 town, 30 villages)
- April 1, 1912 The village of Toyotakami renamed to become the village of Tonoi.
- September 1, 1914 The village of 豊西下村 renamed to become the village of Kawanaka.
- May 1, 1918 The village of 神田下村 renamed to become the village of Kanda.
- January 10, 1921 The village of Ikuno merged into the city of Shimonoseki. (1 town, 29 villages)
- October 1, 1921 The village of Hikoshima gained town status to become the town of Hikoshima. (2 towns, 28 villages)
- October 1, 1922 The village of 豊西上村 renamed to become the village of Yoshimi.
- February 11, 1924 The village of Nishiichi gained town status to become the town of Nishiichi. (3 towns, 27 villages)
- February 11, 1925 The village of Yasuoka gained town status to become the town of Yasuoka. (4 towns, 26 villages)
- May 1, 1925 The village of Kogushi gained town status to become the town of Kogushi. (5 towns, 25 villages)
- November 3, 1932 The village of Ozuki gained town status to become the town of Ozuki. (6 towns, 24 villages)
- March 20, 1933 The town of Hikoshima merged into the city of Shimonoseki. (5 towns, 24 villages)
- March 26, 1937 The town of Chōfu merged into the city of Shimonoseki. (4 towns, 24 villages)
- November 15, 1937 The town of Yasuoka and the village of Kawanaka merged into the city of Shimonoseki. (3 towns, 23 villages)
- May 17, 1939 The town of Ozuki and the villages of Kiyosu, Oji, Katsuyama, and Yoshimi merged into the city of Shimonoseki. (2 towns, 19 villages）
- April 1, 1951 The village of Narazaki and Okaeda merged to form the village of Kikukawa. (2 towns, 18 villages)
- June 1, 1953 The town of Toyotamae gained town status to become the town of Toyotamae. (3 towns, 17 villages)
- March 31, 1954 The town of Toyotamae merged with 2 towns and 3 villages from Mine District to form the city of Mine. (2 towns, 17 villages)
- November 1, 1954 The town of Nishiichi, and the villages of Tonoi, Toyotanaka, and Toyotashimo merged to form the town of Toyota. (2 towns, 14 villages)
- April 1, 1955 (4 towns, 3 villages)
- The villages of Toyonishi, Kuroi, Kawatana, and Uka (Uka) merged to form the town of Toyoura.
- The villages of Kamitama, Tsunoshima, Kanda, Agawa, Awano, Takibe, Tasuki, and Uka (Kitauka) merged to become the town of Hōhoku.
- April 10, 1955 The villages of Kikugawa, 豊東村、and Utsui (Nisshin) merged to form the town of Kikugawa. (5 towns, 1 village)
- November 1, 1955 The village of Utsui merged into the city of Shimonoseki. (5 towns)
- July 1, 1956 The town of Kogushi merged into the town of Toyoura. (4 towns)
- February 13, 2005 The towns of Hōhoku, Kikugawa, Toyoura and Toyota merged with the city of Shimonoseki to form the new city of Shimonoseki. Toyoura District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
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