Kamo District, Hiroshima

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Kamo (賀茂郡; -gun) was a district located in Hiroshima Prefecture until 2005. On March 22, 2005 the town of Daiwa merged with the city of Mihara and two towns to form the city of Mihara at which point the district officially ceased to exist. The district is now turned into the Aki-ku, city of Hiroshima, Kure, Takehara, Higashihiroshima, and Mihara.

かつてはこの地域が京都の賀茂神社の荘園であったことに由来する「賀茂」の名前は学校名（「広島県立賀茂高等学校」、「広島県立賀茂北高等学校」）この地域で作られる酒の名前「賀茂鶴」「賀茂輝」「賀茂泉」など地元企業名に残すのみとなった。

The following municipalities belonged to Kamo District(At the time of 1889 Municipal Status enforcement)

* Aga(阿賀村)
* Itaki(板城村)
* Uchinoumi(内海村)
* Uchinoumiato(内海跡村)
* Kanaga(賀永村)
* Kamikurose(上黒瀬村)
* Kawakami(川上村)
* Kawajiri(川尻村)
* Kumanoato(熊野跡村)
* Gōda(郷田村)
* Gōhara(郷原村)
* Shitami(下見村)
* Shimoichi(下市村)
* Shimokurose(下黒瀬村)
* Shimono(下野村)
* Shimominaga(下三永村)
* Shōno(荘野村)
* Shiwahori(志和堀村)
* Zōga(造賀村)
* Teranishi(寺西村)
* Nakagiri(中切村)
* Nakakurose(中黒瀬村)
* Nigata(仁方村)
* Nishishiwa(西志和村)
* Nishitakaya(西高屋村)
* Nominoo(乃美尾村)
* Noro(野路村)
* Hayatahara(早田原村)
* Hara(原村)
* Higashishiwa(東志和村)
* Higashitakaya(東高屋村)
* Higashino(東野村)
* Hiro(広村)
* Misonou(御薗宇村)
* Mitsu(三津村)
* Mitsuguchi(三津口村)
* Yoshikawa(吉川村)
* Yoshitomi(吉土実村)
* Yokkaichijirōmaru(四日市次郎丸村)(Total of 39 villages)

Timeline(April 1, 1889~March 31, 1956)

* April 1, 1889 Municipal status enforcement. They were 39 villages within the district.
* April 17, 1889 The village of Shimoichi renamed and gained town status to become the town of Takehara(1 town, 38 villages).
* October 1, 1890 The village of Yokkaichijirōmaru renamed and gained town status to become the town of Saijō(2 towns, 37 villages).
* April 12, 1893 The village of Mitsu gained town status to become the town of Mitsu(3 towns, 36 villages).
* January 1, 1896 The village of Uchinoumi gained town status to become the town of Uchinoumi(4 towns, 35 villages).
* May 1, 1897 The village of Aga gained town status to become the town of Aga(5 towns, 34 villages).
* January 1, 1907 The village of Nigata gained town status to become the town of Nigata(6 towns, 33 villages).
* January 1, 1922 The village of Kawajiri gained town status to become the town of Kawajiri(7 towns, 32 villages).
* January 1, 1922 The town of Mitsuguchi gained town status to become the town of Mitsuguchi(8 towns, 31 villages).
* April 1, 1928 The city of Kure absorbed the town of Aga and the towns of Kegoya and Yoshiura, Aki District(7 towns, 31 villages).
* January 1, 1929 The village of Uchinoumiato renamed to the village of 安登村.
* July 1, 1939 The town of Saijō and the villages of Shitami, Misonou, Yoshitomi, and Teranishi merged to form the town of Saijō(7 towns, 27 villages).
* April 21, 1941 The village of Kure absorbed the town of Nigata and the village of Hiro(6 towns, 26 villages).
* April 1, 1942 The villages of Nakagiri and Noro merged to form the village of Noro(6 towns, 25 villages).
* January 1, 1943 The town of Mitsu and the village of Hayatahara merged with the village of Kidani, Toyota District to form the town of Akitsu(6 towns, 24 villages).
* January 1, 1944 The towns of Uchinoumi and Mitsuguchi, and the village of Noro merged to form the town of Yasuura(5 towns, 23 villages).
* April 1, 1950 Saijōhigashi and Teraie within the town of Saijō split as the village of Teranishi(5 towns, 24 villages).
* June 10, 1950 The village of Zōga absorbed Zōga, village of Tono, Toyota District.
* 1951年3月1日 The village of Kumanoato moved to Aki District(5 towns, 23 villages. Later the town merged into the city of Hiroshima on November 1, 1974)
* April 1, 1952 The town of Takehara and the village of Shimono merged to form the town of Takehara(5 towns, 22 villages).
* April 1, 1952 The village of Teranishi gained town status to become the town of Teranishi(6 towns, 21 villages).
* March 31, 1954 The villages of Nishitakaya and Higashitakaya merged to become the village of Takaya(6 towns, 20 villages).
* March 31, 1954 The villages of Kamikurose, Shimokurose, Nakakurose and Nominoo merged to form the town of Kurose(7 towns, 16 villages).
* March 31, 1954 The town of Takehara absorbed the village of Higashino and the village of Ōnori and parts of the village of Minamigata, Toyota District(7 towns, 15 villages).
* January 1, 1955 The town of Saijō absorbed the village of Shimominaga and Kamiminaga, village of Kanaga(7 towns, 14 villages).
* March 31, 1955 The town of Takehara, the villages of Shōno, and the village of Tamari, Toyota District, merged to form the town of Takehara(7 towns, 13 villages).
* March 31, 1955 The town of Kurose absorbed 小多田・国近 from the village of Itaki.
* March 31, 1955 The town of Saijō absorbed the villages of Gōda and Itaki (excluding 小多田・国近). At this point, the village of Itaki dissolved(7 towns, 11 villages).
* March 31, 1955 The village of Takaya absorbed the village of 小谷村, Toyota District, and gained town status to become the town of Takaya(8 towns, 10 villages).
* August 1, 1955 The villages of Shiwahori, Nishishiwa, and Higashishiwa merged to form the town of Shiwa(9 towns, 7 villages).

The towns and villages of Kamo District as of March 31, 1956(before the change to the municipalities within both Kamo and Toyota Districts)

* Akitsu(安芸津町)→Moved to Toyota District(merged into the city of Higashihiroshima on February 7, 2005)
* Kawajiri(川尻町)→Moved to Toyota District(merged into the city of Kure on April 1, 2004)
* Kurose(黒瀬町)→Remained in Kamo District
* Saijō(西条町)→Remained in Kamo District
* Shiwa(志和町)→Remained in Kamo District
* Takaya(高屋町)→Remained in Kamo District
* Takehara(竹原町)→Moved to Toyota District(merged with the town of Tadanoumi, Toyota District on November 11, 1958 and moved to the city of Takehara)
* Teranishi(寺西町)→Remained in Kamo District
* Yasuura(安浦町)→Moved to Toyota District(merged into the city of Kure on March 20, 2005)
* Ato(安登村)→Moved to Toyota District(split and merged into the towns of Kawajiri and Yasuura, Toyota District, on April 1, 1958 and dissolved)
* Kanaga(賀永村)→Moved to Toyota District(split and merged into the town of Saijō, Kamo District, and the town of Takehara, Toyota District, on September 30, 1956 and dissolved)
* Kawakami(川上村)→Remained in Kamo District
* Gōhara(郷原村)→Remained in Kamo District
* Zōga(造賀村)→Remained in Kamo District
* Hara(原村)→Remained in Kamo District
* Yoshikawa(吉川村)→Remained in Kamo District(Total of 9 towns, 7 villages)

The towns and villages of Kamo District as of April 1, 1956(after the change to the municipalities within both Kamo and Toyota Districts)

* Kurose(黒瀬町)
* Kōchi(河内町)
* Saijō(西条町)
* Shiwa(志和町)
* Daiwa(大和町)
* Takaya(高屋町)
* Teranishi(寺西町)
* Toyosaka(豊栄町)
* Fukutomi(福富町)
* Kawakami(川上村)
* Gōhara(郷原村)
* Zōga(造賀村)
* Nyūno(入野村)
* Hara(原村)
* Yoshikawa(吉川村)(Total of 9 towns, 6 villages)

Timeline(April 1, 1956~March 22, 2005)

* April 1, 1956 4 towns and 1 village within Toyota District moved to Kamo District, while 4 towns and 2 villages within Kamo District moved to Toyota District. At this time, the district had 9 towns and 6 villages.
* September 1, 1956 The villages of Kawakami, Hara, and Yoshikawa merged to form the town of Hachihonmatsu(10 towns, 3 villages).
* September 30, 1956 The town of Kōchi absorbed the village of Nyūno(10 towns, 2 villages).
* September 30, 1956 The town of Saijō absorbed parts of Nika, the village of Kanaga(the remaining parts merged into the town of Takehara).
* October 1, 1956 The city of Kure absorbed the village of Gōhara, the town of Tennō and the village of Shōwa, Aki District(10 towns, 1 village).
* January 1, 1958 The town of Takaya absorbed the village of Zōga(10 towns).
* October 1, 1959 The town of Saijō absorbed the town of Teranishi(9 towns).
* April 20, 1974 The towns of Saijō, Shiwa, Takaya, and Hachihonmatsu merged to form the city of Higashihiroshima(5 towns).
* February 7, 2005 The city of Higashihiroshima absorbed the towns of Kurose, Kōchi, Toyosaka, and Fukutomi(1 town).
* March 22, 2005 The city of Mihara, the town of Daiwa, the town of Hongō, Toyota District, and the town of Kui, Mitsugi District merged to form the city of Mihara. At this point, Kamo District dissolved.

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