Kawanabe District, Kagoshima

Kawanabe District, Kagoshima

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Kawanabe (川辺郡; -gun) was a district located in Kagoshima Prefecture. The district has an estimated population of 28,788 and a total area of 247.54 km².(2003)

The day before the dissolution on November 30, 2007, the district had two towns.

*Chiran(知覧町; -cho)
*Kawanabe(川辺町; -cho)

On December 1, 2007, the towns of Kawanabe and Chiran merged with the town of Ei frim Ibusuki District to become the city of Minamikyūshū and the district dissolved.

Timeline

*April 1, 1889 - Due to the municipal status enforcement, the villages of Kaseda, Nishikaseda, Higashikaseda, Higashinanpo, Nishinanpo, Katsume, and Kawanabe were formed in Kawanabe District. (7 villages)
*March 29, 1896 - The villages of Chiran from Kiire District moved to Kawanabe District. (8 villages)
*January 1, 1923 - The village of Nishikaseda renamed to the village of Kasasa.
*July 1, 1923 - The village of Higashinanpo(?) gained town status and renamed to become the town of Makurazaki. (1 town, 7 villages)
*October 13, 1923 - The village of Kawanabe gained town status to become the town of Kawanabe. (2 towns, 6 villages)
*January 1, 1924 - The village of Kaseda gained town status to become the town of Kaseda.(3 towns, 5 villages)
*January 1, 1925 - The village of Higashikaseda gained town status and renamed to become the town of Bansei. (4 towns, 4 villages)
*April 1, 1932 - The village of Chiran gained town status to become the town of Chiran. (5 towns, 3 villages)
*October 10, 1940 - The village of Kasasa gained town status to become the town of Kasasa. (6 towns, 2 villages)
*September 1, 1949 - The town of Makurazaki gained city status to become the city of Makurazaki. (5 towns, 2 villages)
*April 1, 1951 - The village of Ooura broke off from the town of Kasasa. (5 towns, 3 villages)
*October 15, 1953 - The village of Nishinanpo(?) renamed to the village of Bonotsu.
*July 15, 1954 - The towns of Kaseda and Bansei merged to form the city of Kaseda. (3 towns, 3 villages)
*November 1, 1955 - The village of Bonotsu gained town status to become the town of Bonotsu.(4 towns, 2 villages)
*September 1, 1956 - The town of Kawanabe and the village of Katsume merged to form the town of Kawanabe. (4 towns, 1 village)
*November 1, 1961 - The village of Ooura gained town status to become the town of Ooura.(5 towns)
*November 7, 2005 - The towns of Kasasa, Ooura, and Bonotsu merged with the city of Kaseda and the town of Kinpo from Hioki District to form the city of Minamisatsuma. (2 towns)
*December 1, 2007 - The towns of Chiran and Kawanabe merged with the town of Ei frim Ibusuki District to become the city of Minamikyūshū. Kawanabe District dissolved as a result.

See also

* Kawabe District, Akita
* Kawabe District, Hyōgo

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