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Kitaamabe District, Ōita

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Kita-Amabe (北海部郡, Kita-Amabe-gun) was a district located in Ōita, Japan.

The district had only the town of Saganoseki until December 31, 2004. But on January 1, 2005 Saganoseki, along with the town of Notsuharu, from Ōita District, merged into the expanded city of Ōita, and the district was dissolved.

Municipal Timeline

  • July 22, 1878 - Kita-Amabe District was founded after Amabe District broke off into Kita-Amabe and Minami-Amabe Districts.
  • April 1, 1889 - Prior to the town and village status activated, Kita-Amabe District founded the town of Usuki and Saganoseki, as well as 25 villages.
  • October 28, 1892
    • The village of Saga(佐加村) renamed to the village of Saga(佐賀村).
    • The village of Hotojima broke off from the village of Shihoto. Shihoto was later renamed to Youra.
  • June 1, 1907 - The villages of Higashi-Ōzai and Nishi-Ōzai merged to form the village of Ōzai.
  • July 1, 1907
    • The village of Saga and Ichi merged to form the village of Sagaichi.
    • The villages of Kōmeki and Ōjūki merged to form the village of Kanzaki.
    • The village of Naka-Usuki and Kami-Minamitsuru merged to form the village of Minamitsuru.
    • The town of Usuki and the villages of Ichihama, Shimo-minamitsuru, and Kamiura merged to form the town of Usuki.
  • January 1, 1920 - The village of Sagaichi gained town status and renamed to the town of Sakanoichi.
  • January 1, 1921 - The village of Tsukumi gained town status and renamed the town (津組村->津久見町).
  • April 1, 1928 - The village of Aoe gained town status.
  • April 1, 1933 - The towns of Tsukumi and Aoe and the village of Shitaura merged to form the town of Tsukumi.
  • November 3, 1941 - The town of Sakanoichi and the villages of Kozai and Nyū merged to form the town of Sakanoichi.
  • January 1, 1950 - The district sent the village of Kawazoe to Ōita District.
  • April 1, 1950 - The town of Usuki and the village of Amabe merged to form the city of Usuki.
  • April 1, 1951 - The town of Tsukumi and the villages of Hijiro, Youra, and Hotojima merged to form the city of Tsukumi.
  • March 31, 1954 - The villages of Sashiu, Shitanoe, Shimo-kitatsuru, Kami-kitatsuru, and Minamitsuru were absorbed into the city of Usuki.
  • January 1, 1955 - The town of Saganoseki and the villages of Kanzaki and Isshakuya merged to form the town of Saganoseki.
  • March 10, 1963 - The town of Sakanoichi and the village of Ōzai merged with the town of Oita and Dainan from Ōita District and the cities of Ōita and Tsurusaki to form the city of Ōita.
  • January 1, 2005 - The town of Saganoseki merged into the city of Ōita. Kita-Amabe District was dissolved.

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