Iwata District, Shizuoka

Iwata District, Shizuoka

Iwata (磐田郡; -gun) was a district located in Shizuoka, Japan.

As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 109,260 and a density of 171.17 persons per km². The total area before the dissolution was 638.31 km².

On July 1, 2005, The municipalities of Misakubo, Sakuma, and Tatsuyama were merged into the city of Hamamatsu and the district dissolved.

District Timeline

* October 1, 1956-The village of Asaba gained town status.
* September 1, 1957-The village of Oho was divided and merged into the city of Iwata and the town of Toyoda.
* November 3, 1958-
** The town of Fukuroi gained city status.
** The town of Ninomata gained city status and renamed to the city of Tenryū.
* January 1, 1973-The village of Toyoda gained town status.
* April 1, 2005-
** The town of Asaba merged with the city of Fukuroi to form the new city of Fukuroi.
** The municipalities of Fukude, Ryuyo, Toyoda, and Toyoka merged with the city of Iwata to form the new city of Iwata.
* July 1, 2005-The remaining three municipalities merged into the city of Hamamatsu and the district was dissolved as a result of this merger.


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