Shimohei District, Iwate

Shimohei District, Iwate

Shimohei (下閉伊郡; -gun) is a district located in Iwate, Japan.

Following the merger of Tarō and Niisato into Miyako and as of 2003 population data, the district has an estimated population of 43,747 and a density of 21.39 persons per km². The total area is 2,045.26 km².

There are two towns and three villages within the district.
*Fudai
*Iwaizumi
*Kawai
*Tanohata
*Yamada

Mergers

*June 6, 2005-The town of Tarō and village of Niisato merged with the city of Miyako to create the city of Miyako.
*A planned merger of municipalities will be implemented around March 31, 2010; the city of Miyako and Kawai in Shimohei District will merge. [http://www.kokudo.or.jp/new/cities/sub/tohoku/03.htm]

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