Chōsei District

Coordinates: 35°23′N 140°22′E / 35.383°N 140.367°E / 35.383; 140.367
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Chōsei District, Chiba as of 2010

Chōsei District (長生郡, Chōsei-gun) is a

Isumi.[1][2]

Towns and villages

Neighboring municipalities

Geography

Chōsei District occupies an area of central Chiba Prefecture to the east of the Bōsō Peninsula. The west of the district ranges from the Bōsō Hill Range to the Kujūkuri Plain; the east of the district runs along the broad coast of the Kujūkuri Beach on the Pacific Ocean.[1][2] The Ichinomiya River (37.3 kilometres (23.2 mi)) emerges from the Bōsō Hill Range in Chōnan and empties into the Pacific Ocean at Kujukuri Beach in Chōsei.[3]

History

Early period

During the

feudal domain of the Tokugawa shogunate ruled by the Kano clan
.

Modern period

Chōsei District was created on April 1, 1889 out of the merger of the short-lived early

Meiji period districts of Nagara (3 towns, 17 villages) and Kamihabu (1 town, five villages). The administrative seat of the district was located in Mobara.[2]

Chōsei District, since its creation, has seen extensive administrative reorganization. Shirakata Village was elevated to town status on February 11, 1940.

Mutsuzawa was raised to town status on April 1, 1983. The district now consists of five towns and one village.[1]

A plan to merge the municipalities of Chōsei District into the city of Mobara, and thus dissolve the district, was discussed beginning in 2002. The planning committee of 2002 failed to reach a consensus, as did the planning committee of 2004. A new planning committee, the Chōsei District Merger Committee (長生郡市合併協議会, Chōsei-gun Gappei Kyōgikai) was formed in 2007, but was dissolved after one year.

Economy

The coastal areas of Chōsei District once depended on the fishing industry, but fishing in the district has been in long decline. The district has extensive greenhouse fruit and vegetable production. The mountainous areas of Nagara, Chonan, and Mutsuzawa were once major agricultural centers, but the district's proximity to the Keiyō Industrial Zone has transformed agricultural areas into centers of small-scale industry and housing complexes. Tourism in the coastal areas has increased due to the district's proximity and rail links to the greater Tokyo Metropolitan Area.[2]

References

  1. ^
    OCLC 173191044. dlc 2009238904. Archived from the original
    on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  2. ^
    OCLC 683276033. Archived from the original
    on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  3. OCLC 173191044. dlc 2009238904. Archived from the original
    on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-09-26.

35°23′N 140°22′E / 35.383°N 140.367°E / 35.383; 140.367

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