Isa District, Kagoshima
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Isa (伊佐郡 Isa-gun) was a district located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
As of October 1, 2008, the district had a population of 8,952 with an area of 100.47 km².
The district's area is equivalent to the current city of Isa.
Until the day before the dissolution, the district had one town:
- Hishikari (菱刈町)
Timeline
- March 29, 1896 - Isa District was formed when Kitaisa and Hishikari Districts were merged. The villages of Ōkuchi, Yamano, Hatsuki, Hishikari, Nishitara and Higashitara were formed.
- April 1, 1918 - The village of Ōkuchi was elevated to town status to become the town of Ōkuchi. (1 town, 5 villages)
- February 11, 1925 - The village of Higashitara was renamed to the village of Honjō.
- April 29, 1940 - The village of Hishikari was elevated to town status to become the town of Hishikari. (2 towns, 4 villages)
- November 10, 1940 - The village of Yamano was elevated to town status to become the town of Yamano. (3 towns, 3 villages)
- April 1, 1954 - The towns of Ōkuchi and Yamano, and the villages of Nishitara and Hatsuki were merged to create the city of Ōkuchi. (1 town, 1 village)
- July 15, 1954 - The town of Hishikari, and the village of Honjō were merged to create the town of Hishikari. (1 town)
- November 1, 2008 - The town of Hishikari, along with the city of Ōkuchi, was merged to create the city of Isa. Isa District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
| 旧郡 | 明治29年3月29日 | 明治29年 - 大正15年 | 昭和1年 - 昭和19年 | 昭和20年 - 昭和63年 | 平成1年 - 現在 | 現在 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 北伊佐郡 | 大口村 | 大正7年4月1日 町制 |
大口町 | 昭和29年4月1日 大口市 |
平成20年11月1日 伊佐市 |
伊佐市 |
| 山野村 | 山野村 | 昭和15年11月10日 町制 | ||||
| 羽月村 | 羽月村 | 羽月村 | ||||
| 菱刈郡 | 西太良村 | 西太良村 | 西太良村 | |||
| 菱刈村 | 菱刈村 | 昭和15年4月29日 町制 |
昭和29年7月15日 菱刈町 | |||
| 東太良村 | 大正14年2月11日 改称 本城村 |
本城村 |
See also
- List of dissolved districts of Japan
Coordinates: 32°03′26″N 130°36′47″E / 32.05722°N 130.61306°E