- Ōshima District, Kagoshima
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This article is about the district in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. There are other places in Japan with the same name including a district in Yamaguchi Prefecture, see Oshima.
Ōshima (大島郡 Ōshima-gun ) is a district located in Kagoshima, Japan.
As of the March 20, 2006 merger but with 2003 population statistics, the district has an estimated population of 78,882 and a density of 84.4 persons per km². The total area is 934.10 km².
Towns and villages
District Timeline (post-WWII)
- February 28, 1946 - The district fell under United States Army control expect for the current village of Mishima areas.
- July 1, 1946 - The town of Nase gained city status.
- September 1, 1946 - The village of China gained town status.
- February 4, 1952 - Japan regains the current village of Toshima areas.
- February 10, 1952 - The village of Mishima broke off from the village of Toshima.
- December 25, 1953 - The remaining parts of the district returns to Japan.
- February 1, 1955 - The village of Sanho merged into the city of Naze.
- September 1, 1956 - The town of Furujinya, and the villages of Sasanishi, Mihisa, and Seiho merged to form the town of Setouchi.
- September 10, 1956 - The town of Kikai and the village of Hayamachi merged to form the town of Kikai.
- April 1, 1958 - The town of Kametsu and the village of Higashiamagi merged to form the town of Tokunoshima.
- January 1, 1961
- The village of Kasari gained town status.
- The village of Amagi gained town status.
- January 1, 1962 - The village of Isen gained town status.
- January 1, 1963 - The village of Yoron gained town status.
- April 1, 1973-The district transferred the villages of Mishima and Toshima to Kagoshima District.
- February 10, 1975 - The village of Tatsugo gained town status.
- March 20, 2006 - The village of Sumiyō and town of Kasari merged with the city of Naze to form the new city of Amami.
Transportation
Kikai Airport is located in the district.
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