Kitaamabe District, Ōita

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Kita-Amabe (北海部郡, Kita-Amabe-gun) was a district located in Ōita Prefecture, Japan.

The district had only the town of

• July 22, 1878 - Kita-Amabe District was founded after Amabe District broke off into Kita-Amabe and Minami-Amabe Districts.
• April 1, 1889 - Prior to the town and village status activated, Kita-Amabe District founded the town of Usuki and Saganoseki, as well as 25 villages.
• October 28, 1892:
  • The village of Saga (佐加村) renamed to the village of Saga (佐賀村).
  • The village of Hotojima broke off from the village of Shihoto. Shihoto was later renamed to Youra.
• June 1, 1907 - The villages of Higashi-Ōzai and Nishi-Ōzai were merged to create the village of Ōzai.
• July 1, 1907:
  • The village of Saga and Ichi were merged to create the village of Sagaichi.
  • The villages of Kōmeki and Ōjūki were merged to create the village of Kanzaki.
  • The village of Naka-Usuki and Kami-Minamitsuru were merged to create the village of Minamitsuru.
  • The town of Usuki, and the villages of Ichihama, Shimo-minamitsuru and Kamiura were merged to create the town of Usuki.
• January 1, 1920 - The village of Sagaichi was elevated to town status and renamed as the town of Sakanoichi.
• January 1, 1921 - The village of Tsukumi was elevated to town status and renamed as the town of (津組村->津久見町).
• April 1, 1928 - The village of Aoe was elevated to town status.
• April 1, 1933 - The towns of Tsukumi and Aoe, and the village of Shitaura were merged to create the town of Tsukumi.
• November 3, 1941 - The town of Sakanoichi, and the villages of Kozai and Nyū were merged to create the town of Sakanoichi.
• January 1, 1950 - The village of Kawazoe was sent to Ōita District.
• April 1, 1950 - The town of Usuki, and the village of Amabe were merged to create the city of Usuki.
• April 1, 1951 - The town of Tsukumi, and the villages of Hijiro, Youra and Hotojima were merged to create the city of Tsukumi.
• March 31, 1954 - The villages of Sashiu, Shitanoe, Shimo-kitatsuru, Kami-kitatsuru and Minamitsuru were absorbed into the city of Usuki.
• January 1, 1955 - The town of Saganoseki, and the villages of Kanzaki and Isshakuya were merged to create the town of Saganoseki.
• March 10, 1963 - The town of Sakanoichi, and the village of Ōzai were merged with the town of Oita and Dainan (both from
  Ōita
  .
• January 1, 2005 - The town of
  Ōita
  . Kita-Amabe District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

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