Kitasōma District, Ibaraki

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Kitasōma (北相馬郡, Kitasōma-gun) is a district located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

Map of Kitasoma District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

As of March 1, 2005, the district has a population of 18,734. The total area is 24.90 km².

Currently, the district has only one town left.

Tone

Timeline

July 22, 1878 - The district was founded when Souma District in Kazusa Province split into Kitasouma District in Ibaraki Prefecture and Minamisōma District in Chiba Prefecture.

March 13, 1947 - The village of Ino merged into the town of Toride.

March 20, 1954 - The villages of Kawaharashiro and Kitabunkan were merged into the town of Ryūgasaki in Inashiki District. The town gained city status at the same time.

March 21, 1954 - The parts of the village of Takasu merged into the city of Ryūgasaki.

July 10, 1954 - The village of Sakate merged into the town of Mitsukaido in Yūki District. The town gained city status at the same time.

January 1, 1955 - The town of Fukawa and the villages of Bunkan, Mon, and Higashibunkan merged to form the town of Tone.

February 21, 1955

The town of Souma and the villages of Rokugo, Sano, and parts of Takasu merged to form the town of Fujishiro.

The remaining parts of Takasu was merged into the city of Ryūgasaki.

March 1, 1955

The town of Moriya and the villages of Takano, Ohno, and Oizawa merged to form the town of Moriya.

The village of Kokinu merged with the villages of Tanihara, Towa, and Fukuoka from Tsukuba District to form the town of Yawara.

April 1, 1956 - The villages of Uchimoriya and Kano were merged into the city of Mitsukaidō.

October 1, 1970 - The town of Toride gained city status.

February 2, 2002 - The town of Moriya gained city status.

March 28, 2005 - The town of Fujishiro merged into the expanded city of Toride.

References

Kitasōma District, Ibaraki Wikipedia

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Map of Kitasoma District, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Timeline

References