Asa District, Yamaguchi

Asa District, Yamaguchi

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Asa (厚狭郡; -gun) was a district located in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The district had an estimated population of 22,781 within a total area of 89.89 km² (2003).

In the past, the district included the cities of Ube (excluding Kiwa), San'yō-Onoda, and eastern Shimonoseki (Yoshida and Tamaki).

As a big merger before, Kusunoki and San'yō organized into two towns.

  • On November 1, 2004, the town of Kusunoki merged into the city of Ube (Currently, the city of Ube).
  • On March 22, 2005, the town of San'yō and the city of Onoda merged (Currently, the city of San'yō-Onoda).

History

Timeline

  • 737 Asa District mentioned for the first time in ancient documents.
  • 1650 The administrative divisions of Chōshū Domain- Jae of the stamp has been set up, with a gun, and Osamu Yoshida and Osamu Hunaki stamp-size, is located.
  • 1879 Due to the land reforms, the current Asa District was formed.
  • April 1, 1889 Due to the municipal status enforcement, the villages of Futamatase, Nishi Atsushi, Deai,Ikuta,Fujiyama, Funaki, Kibe, Kōnan, Kotō, Magura, Ono, Sue, Takachiho, Tamaki, Ube, and Yoshida. (16 villages)
  • September 1, 1917 The village of Funaki gained town status to become the town of Funaki. (1 town, 15 villages)
  • October 1, 1918 The village of Nishimura Atsushi renamed and gained town status to become the town of Asa. (2 towns, 14 villages)
  • April 3, 1920 The village of Sue renamed and gained town status to become the town of Onoda. (3 towns, 13 villages)
  • 1921 The district government abolished. Since then, the district remain for geographic reasons.
  • November 1, 1921 The village of Ube gained city status to become the city of Ube. (3 towns, 12 villages)
  • April 1, 1929 The village of Deai is merged into the town of Asa.(3 towns, 11 villages)
  • August 1, 1931 The village of Fujiyama merges into the city of Ube. (3 towns, 10 villages)
  • April 1, 1938 The village of Takachiho gained town status to become the town of Takachiho. (4 towns, 9 villages)
  • November 3, 1940 The towns of Takachiho and Onoda merged to form the city of Onoda. (2 towns, 9 villages)
  • October 20, 1941 The village of Kōnan merges into the city of Ube. (2 towns, 8 villages)
  • June 1, 1948 The village of 生田村 renamed and gained town status to become the town of Habu. (3 towns, 7 villages)
  • October 1, 1954 The villages of Kotō、Ono, and Futamatase merged along with the village of Higashikiwa from Yoshiki District into the city of Ube. (3 towns, 4 villages)
  • April 1, 1955 The town of Funaki and the villages of Kibe and Magura merged to form the town of Kusunoki. (3 towns, 2 villages)
  • July 1, 1955 The villages of Tamaki and Yoshida merges into the city of Shimonoseki. (3 towns)
  • September 30, 1956 The towns of Asa and Habu merged to form the town of San'yō. (2 towns)
  • November 1, 2004 The town of Kusunoki merged into the city of Ube. (1 town)
  • March 22, 2005 The city of Onoda and the town of San'yō merged to form the new city of San'yō-Onoda. Asa District dissolved as a geographical district.


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