Kitamuro District, Mie

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Kitamuro (北牟婁郡; -gun) is a district located in Mie Prefecture. As of September 1, 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 18,780 and a Density of 73.1 persons/km². The total area is 257.01 km².

The district contains one town.

• Kihoku(紀北町; -cho)

Timeline

• April 1, 1889 (1 town, 9 villages)
  • Town of Owase(尾鷲町)・Village of Kuki(九鬼村)(City of Owase(尾鷲市))
  • Village of Aiga(相賀村)・Village of Funatsu(船津村)・Village of Nagashima(長島村)・Village of Minose(三野瀬村)・二郷村・Village of Akaba(赤羽村)(Town of Kihoku(紀北町))
  • Village of Nishiki(錦村)(Town of Taiki(大紀町))
  • Village of Hikimoto(引本村)(City of Owase and Town of Kihoku)
• May 31, 1897 (1 town, 11 villages)
  • Shimakatsuura(島勝浦) and Shiroura(白浦), town of Hikimoto, becomes the village of (桂城村).
  • Sugariura(須賀利浦), town of Hikimoto, becomes the village of Sugari(須賀利村).
• 1899
  • February 2　The village of Hikimoto becomes the town of Hikimoto(引本町).(2 towns, 10 villages)
  • February 21　The village of Nagashima becomes the town of Nagashima(長島町).(3 towns, 9 villages)
• November 3, 1928　The village of Aiga becomes the town of Aiga(相賀町).(4 towns, 8 villages)
• November 10, 1940　The village of Nishiki becomes the town of Nishiki(錦町).(5 towns, 7 villages)
• December 15, 1950 The village of 二郷 merged into the town of Nagashima.(5 towns, 6 villages)
• 1954
  • June 20　The town of Owase and the villages of Kuki and Sugari, the village of Kitawauchi(北輪内村), Minamimuro District, and the village of Minamiwauchi(南輪内村), Minamimuro District, merged to become the city of Owase.(4 towns, 4 villages)
  • August　The towns of Aiga and Hikimoto and the villages of Funatsu and 桂城村 merged to become the town of Miyama(海山町).(3 towns, 2 villages)
• 1955
  • January 1 The town of Nagashima and the village of Minose merged to become the town of Nagashima.(3 towns, 1 village)
  • February 5　The village of Akaba merged into the town of Nagashima.(3 towns)
• February 1, 1957　The town of Nishiki merged with the village of Kashiwazaki(柏崎村), Watarai District, to become the town of Kisei, Watarai District.(2 towns)
• August 1, 1970　The village of Nagashima renamed to the town of Kiinagashima(紀伊長島町).
• October 11, 2005　The towns of Kiinagashima and Miyama merged to become the new town of Kihoku. (1 town)