Atsumi District
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Atsumi (渥美郡, Atsumi-gun) was a district located in southern Aichi Prefecture, Japan, located on the Atsumi Peninsula in Mikawa Bay.
As a result of various consolidations and mergers of municipalities, the district was incorporated into the cities of
As of 2004 (the last data available before its dissolution), the district had an estimated population of 21,657 with a density of 263.5 persons per km2. Its total area was 82.18 km2.
Municipalities
Prior to its dissolution, the district consisted of only one town:
- Notes
- ^ Classified as a town.
History
Atsumi-gun is one of the ancient counties of southern
District Timeline
In the cadastral reforms of the early Meiji period, on October 1, 1889, Atsumi District was divided into the town of Toyohashi and 32 villages (35 villages by 1891 due to reorganization). The village of Tahara was raised to town status on October 3, 1892, followed by the village of Okawa on June 23, 1893, and the village of Fukue on February 22, 1897. In a round of consolidation in May 1906, the town of Fukagawa was created, and the remaining number of villages was reduced from 33 to 10. Toyohashi was also raised to city status on August 1, 1906. Toyohashi annexed two neighboring villages in 1932, leaving the district with three towns and eight villages.
After World War II, in another round of consolidation in 1955, the town of Futagawa was merged into the city of Toyohashi; and the town of
Recent mergers
- On August 20, 2003 - The town of Akabane to form the city of Tahara.
- On October 1, 2005 - The town of Atsumi was merged into the expanded city of Tahara. Therefore, Atsumi District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
See also
- List of dissolved districts of Japan
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