Higashiiwai District, Iwate

Higashiiwai (東磐井郡; Higashiiwai-gun) was a district located in Iwate, Japan.

As of September 1, 2005, the district had an estimated population of 10,026. The total area was 123.15 square kilometres (47.55 sq mi).

The day before the dissolution on September 25, 2011, the district had only one town.

• Fujisawa

On September 26, 2011, the town of Fujisawa merged with the city of Ichinoseki and the district dissolved.

post-WWII timeline

• January 1, 1955-The village of Maikawa merged with the villages of Ganmi, Hagisho, and Yasaka from Nishiiwai District, and city of Ichinoseki (1st) to form the new city of Ichinoseki (2nd).
• February 1, 1955-The villages of Tagawatsu and Nagasaka merged to form the town of Higashiyama.
• April 1, 1955
  • The town of Fujisawa, the villages of Yasawa, Oumi, and parts of Otsuho (Otaki, Horowa) merged to form the town of Fujisawa.
  • The villages of Orikabe, Yakoshi, and the remaining parts of Otshho merged to form the village of Murone.
  • The village of Namabo merged with the town of Maesawa, and the villages of Hakusan and Furushiro from Isawa District to form the town of Maesawa in Isawa District.
  • The towns of Yokusawa and Ohara, and the villages of Sazawa, Shibutami, and Kyoda merged to form the town of Daitō.
• April 15, 1955-The village of Nagashima merged with the town of Hiraizumi from Nishiiwai District to form the new town of Hiraizumi from Nishiiwai District.
• September 30, 1956
  • The villages of Kamoi and Kadozaki merged to form the village of Kawasaki.
  • The town of Senmaya merged with the villages of Konashi, Okutama, and Iwashimuzu to form the town of Senmaya.
• November 1, 1958-The village of Matsukawa merged into the village of Higashiyama and gained town status.
• September 20, 2005-The towns of Daitō, Higashiyama, and Senmaya, and the villages of Kawasaki and Murone merged with the town of Hanaizumi, from Nishiiwai District, and the old city of Ichinoseki (2nd) to create the new city of Ichinoseki (3rd).
• September 26, 2011-The town of Fujisawa merged with the city of Ichinoseki. Higashiiwai District dissolved.