Kitamuro District, Mie

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Kitamuro District

Kitamuro District (北牟婁きたむろ郡ぐん, Kitamuro-gun) is a rural district located in Mie Prefecture, Japan.

As of September 1, 2012, the district had an estimated population of 17,885 and a population density of 69.6 persons/km². The total area was 257.01 km².

At present, Kimamuro District contains one town:

• Kihoku (紀北きほく町まち, Kihoku-cho)

Timeline

• July 22, 1878 - Due to early Meiji period land reforms, Kitamuro District was formed when former Muro District, Kii Province was split into Kitamuro and Minamimuro Districts within Mie Prefecture and Higashimuro and Nishimuro Districts within Wakayama Prefecture.
• April 1, 1889 - With the establishment of municipalities, Kitamuro District was organized into one town and 9 villages:
• April 1, 1889 (1 town, 9 villages)
  • Town of Owase(尾鷲おわせ町まち) - Village of Kuki (九鬼くき村むら) (currently part of the City of Owase (尾鷲おわせ市し))
  • Village of Aiga(相賀あいが村むら) - Village of Funatsu (船津ふなつ村むら), Village of Nagashima (長島ながしま村むら), Village of Minose (三野瀬みのせ村むら), 二郷にごう村むら, Village of Akaba (赤羽あかはね村むら)(currently part of the Town of Kihoku(紀北きほく町まち))
  • Village of Nishiki(錦にしき村むら) (currently part of Town of Taiki(大だい紀き町まち))
  • Village of Hikimoto(引本村むら) (currently part of the City of Owase and Town of Kihoku)
• May 31, 1897 (1 town, 11 villages)
  • Shimakatsuura(島勝浦しまかつうら) and Shiroura(白浦しろうら), part of Hikimoto, became the village of Katsuragi (桂城けいじょう村むら).
  • Sugariura(須賀利すがり浦うら), part of Hikimoto, becomes the village of Sugari (須賀利すがり村むら).
• 1899
  • February 2 - Hikimoto was elevated to town status (引本町まち). (2 towns, 10 villages)
  • February 21 - Nagashima was elevated to town status (長島ながしま町まち). (3 towns, 9 villages)
• November 3, 1928 - Aiga was elevated to town status (相賀あいが町まち). (4 towns, 8 villages)
• November 10, 1940 - Nishiki was elevated to town status (錦にしき町まち). (5 towns, 7 villages)
• December 15, 1950 - The village of 二郷にごう merged into the town of Nagashima. (5 towns, 6 villages)
• 1954
  • June 20 - The town of Owase and the villages of Kuki and Sugari, and the villages of Kitawauchi (北きた輪わ内ない村むら) and Minamiwauchi (南みなみ輪わ内ない村むら) from Minamimuro District, merged to form the city of Owase. (4 towns, 4 villages)
  • August - The towns of Aiga and Hikimoto and the villages of Funatsu and 桂城けいじょう村むら merged to become the town of Miyama (海山うみやま町まち). (3 towns, 2 villages)
• 1955
  • January 1 - The village of Minose merged with the town of Nagashima. (3 towns, 1 village)
  • February 5 - The village of Akaba merged with the town of Nagashima. (3 towns)
• February 1, 1957 - The town of Nishiki merged with the village of Kashiwazaki (柏崎かしわざき村むら), Watarai District, to become the town of Kisei, Watarai District. (2 towns)
• August 1, 1970 - Nagashima was renamed Kiinagashima (紀伊長島きいながしま町まち).
• October 11, 2005 - The towns of Kiinagashima and Miyama merged to become the new town of Kihoku. (1 town)