Iinan District, Mie

(Japan > Mie Prefecture > Iinan District)

Iinan (飯南郡; -gun) was a district located in Mie Prefecture. The district had an estimated population of 11,235 and the total area was 317.27 km². (2003)

Timeline

* March 29, 1896 The district was formed when Iitaka and Iino Districts merged. (1 town, 23 villages)
* April 1, 1908 The village of Kamiyama(?) broke off and merged into the villages of Izawa and Kushida. (1 town, 22 villages)
* January 1, 1921　The village of Susudomari(?) merged into the town of Matsusaka. (1 town, 21 villages)
* January 1, 1924　The village of Kakino gained town status to become the town of Kakino. (2 towns, 20 villages)
* April 1, 1931 The village of Kobe(?) merged into the town of Matsusaka. (2 towns, 19 villages)
* July 1, 1932 The village of Hanaoka gained town status to become the town of Hanaoka. (3 towns, 18 villages)
* 1933
** February 1 The town of Matsusaka gained city status to become the city of Matsusaka. (2 towns, 18 villages)
** February 11 The village of Kayumi gained town status to become the town of Kayumi. (3 towns, 17 villages)
* December 25, 1948　The villages of Matsue and Asami merged into the city of Matsusaka. (3 towns, 15 villages)
* December 1, 1951 The village of Isedera merged into the city of Matsusaka. (3 towns, 14 villages)
* December 1, 1952　The village of Hatadono merged into the city of Matsusaka. (3 towns, 13 villages)
* October 15, 1954　The town of Hanaoka and the villages of Minato, Matsuo, and Nishikurobe merged into the city of Matsusaka. (2 towns, 10 villages)
* April 1, 1955　The villages of Chihiroe, Oishi, Izawa, and Ishiro merged into the city of Matsusaka. (2 towns, 6 villages)
* August 1, 1956 (2 towns, 2 villages)
** The towns of Kakino and Kayumi merged to become the town of Iinan.
** The villages of Miyamae, Kabata, Mori, and Haze merged to become the town of Iitaka.
* October 1, 1957 The villages of Okawachi and Kushida merged into the city of Matsusaka. (2 towns)
* Until December 31, 2004, there were two towns in the district, but on January 1, 2005, both towns became part of the new city of Matsusaka and the district dissolved.
** Iinan
** Iitaka

See also

* List of dissolved districts of Japan