Minamimuro District, Mie

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Minamimuro (南牟婁郡; -gun) is a district located in Mie Prefecture. As of September 1, 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 21,845 and a Density of 130 persons/km². The total area is 167.94 km².

The district contains 2 towns.

• Kihō(紀宝町; -chō)
• Mihama(御浜町; -chō)

Timeline

• July 22, 1878 - Due to land reforms, the district was formed when Muro District, Kii Province was split into Minamimuro and Kitamuro Districts within Mie Prefecture and Higashimuro and Nishimuro Districts within Wakayama Prefecture.
• April 1, 1889 - Due to the municipal status enforceent, the following municipalities were formed.(1 town, 18 villages)
  • Town of Kinomoto(木本町), Village of Arasaka(荒坂村), Atashika(新鹿村), Village of Arii(有井村)・Village of Kamikawa(神川村), Village of Isato(五郷村), Village of Asuka(飛鳥村), Village of Jōsen(上川村), Village of Iruka(入鹿村), Village of Nishiyama(西山村)(Currently the City of Kumano(熊野市))
  • Village of Atawa(阿田和村), Village of Kōshiyama(神志山村), Village of Ichigi(市木村), Village of Oroshi(尾呂志村)(Currently the town of Mihama)
  • Village of Mifune(御船村), Village of Onodani(相野谷村), Village of Uwano(宇和野村)(Currently the town of Kihō)
  • Village of Kitawauchi(北輪内村), Village of Minamiwauchi(南輪内村)(Currently the City of Owase)
• February 13, 1894 - The village of Uwano split into the villages of Udono(鵜殿村) and Ida(井田村).(1 town, 19 villages)
• May 31, 1897 - Parts of the town of Kimoto(Furutomari(古泊) and Ōdomari(大泊)) split as the village of Tomari(泊村).(1 town, 20 villages)
• October 1, 1933 - The village of Atawa granted town status to become the town of Atawa.(2 towns, 19 villages)
• June 20, 1954 - The villages of Kitawauchi and Minamiwauchi merged with the Owase(尾鷲町) and the villages of Kuki(九鬼村) and Sugari(須賀利村), Kitamuro District, to launch the city of Owase.(2 towns, 17 villages)
• October 31, 1954 - The villages of Ida, Mifune, and　Onodani merged to launch the town of Kihō.(3 towns, 14 villages)
• November 3, 1954 - The town of Kinomoto and the villages of Arasaka, Atashika, Arii, Kamikawa, Isato, Asuka, and Tomari merged to launch the city of Kumano.(2 towns, 7 villages)
• March 1, 1955 - The villages of Jōsen, Iruka, and Nishiyama merged to launch the town of Kiwa(紀和町).(3 towns, 4 villages)
• September 30, 1956 - The villages of Ichigi and Oroshi merged to launch the village of Ichigioroshi(市木尾呂志村).(3 towns, 3 villages)
• September 1, 1958 - The town of Atawa and the villages of Ichigioroshi and Kōshiyama merged to form the town of Mihama.(3 towns, 1 village)
• November 1, 2005 - The town of Kiwa merged with the city of Kumano to launch the city of Kumano.(2 towns, 1 village)
• January 10, 2006 - The town of Kihō and the village of Udono merged to launch the town of Kihō.(2 towns)