Mine District, Yamaguchi

Mine District (美祢郡, Mine-gun^?) was a district located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

On March 20, 2008, the day before its dissolution, the district consisted solely of the towns of Mitō (美東町) and Shūhō (秋芳町).

History

• April 1, 1889 - Due to the municipal status enforcement, the villages of Akagō, Akiyoshi, Ayagi, Beppu, Higashiatsu, Isa, Iwanaga, Kyōwa, Managata, Nishiatsu, Ōda, Ofuku, Ōmine, were formed. (13 villages)
• August 1, 1923 - The village of Ōda gained town status to become the town of Ōda. (1 town, 12 villages)
• January 1, 1924 - The village of Isa gained town status to become the town of Isa. (2 towns, 11 villages)
• May 1, 1939 - The village of Ōmine gained town status to become the town of Ōmine. (3 towns, 10 villages)
• March 31, 1954 - The towns of Ōmine, Isa, and the villages of Higashiatsu, Nishiatsu, Ofuku merged with the town of Toyotamae from Toyoura District to form the city of Mine while leaving Mine District. (1 town, 7 villages)
• October 1, 1954 - The towns of Ōda, Akagō, Ayagi, and Managata merged to form the town of Mitō. (1 town, 4 villages)
• April 1, 1955 - The villages of Akiyoshi, Iwanaga, Beppu, and Kyōwa merged to form the town of Shūhō. (2 towns)
• March 21, 2008 - The towns of Mitō and Shūhō merged with the city of Mine to form the new city of Mine. Mine District dissolved.

April 1, 1889	1889 - 1944	1945 - 2008	2008 - present
大田 (village)	August 1, 1923 town status	October 1, 1954 Mitō (town)	March 21, 2008 Mine City
赤郷 (village)
綾木 (village)
真長田 (village)
大嶺 (village)	May 1, 1939 town status	March 31, 1954 Mine City
伊佐 (village)	January 1, 1924 town status
東厚保 (village)
西厚保 (village)
於福 (village)
秋吉 (village)		April 1, 1955 Shūhō (town)
岩永 (village)
別府 (village)
共和 (village)

See also

• List of dissolved districts of Japan