Kimitsu District (
Location
editKimitsy District covered the area of the present day cities of Kisarazu, Futtsu, Kimitsu, and Sodegaura.
History
editDuring the early Meiji period establishment of the municipality system in 1878, the districts of Mōda District (
As created, Kimitsu District initially consisted of two towns (Kururi and Kisarazu) and 17 villages. The town of Kisarazu merged with the villages of Takene, Kiyokawa, and Namioka to form the city of Kisarazu on November 3, 1942. The towns of Kimitsu and Futtsu gained city status on September 1, 1971. The town of Sodegaura gained city status on April 1, 1991, upon which Kimitsu District creased to exist.