Imizu District, Toyama

Imizu (射水郡; -gun) is a district located in Toyama, Japan.

As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 57,362 and a density of 747.39 persons per km². The total area is 76.75 km².

Before the dissolution on October 31, 2005, the district had 3 towns, and 1 village.
* Daimon
* Kosugi
* Oshima
* Shimo

Before the dissolution, the district was surrounded by the city Toyama to the east, the city of Takaoka to the West and South (the city of Tonami also surrounds parts of the southern border), and the city of Shinminato to the north.

History

When the municipal reorganization was created in 1878, the district seat was located at Takaoka (later became the city of Takaoka). When the Regional Office was placed in 1942, The Imizu Regional Office seat was located at the town of Kosugi.

On November 1, 2005, all towns with in Imizu District merged with the city of Shinminato to form the city of Imizu. The district dissolved with this merger.

District Timeline

* 1889 (5 towns, 49 villages)
** At the time of enforcing the city status, the town of Takaoka gained city status.
** At the time of enforcing the town and village status, the district formed the town of Himi, Shinminato, Kosugi, Daimon, and Fushigi along with 49 villages.
* April 1, 1896 - The town of Himi and 20 villages split and created Himi District. (4 towns, 29 villages)
* January 1, 1915 - The village of Uchidemotoe renamed to Motoe.
* May 15, 1917 - The village of Kakekaihatsu merged into the city of Takaoka. (4 towns, 28 villages)
* August 1, 1925 - The village of Shimonoseki merged into the city of Takaoka. (4 towns, 27 villages)
* June 1, 1928 - The villages of Yokota and Saijo merged into the city of Takaoka. (4 towns, 25 villages)
* August 1, 1933 - The village of Nikami merged into the city of Takaoka. (4 towns, 24 villages)
* December 1, 1940 - The village of Makino merged into the town of Shinminato. (4 towns, 23 villages)
* April 1, 1942 - The town of Fushiki and the villages of Kumamachi, Moriyama, No, Sano, and Futazuka merged into the city of Takaoka. (3 towns, 18 villages)
* June 8, 1942 - The village of Hashishimojo merged into the town of Kosugi. (3 towns, 17 villages)
* October 2, 1942 - The town of Shinminato merged into the city of Takaoka. (2 towns, 17 villages)
* January 1, 1951 - The town of Shinminato and the village of Makino split from the city of Takaoka. (3 towns, 18 villages)
* April 4, 1951 - The town of Shinminato gained city status. (2 towns, 18 villages)
* April 4, 1951 - The village of Makino merged into the city of Takaoka. (2 towns, 17 villages)
* April 1, 1953 - The villages of Sakudo, Kataguchi, Horioka, Ebie, Shichibi, and Motoe merged into the city of Shinminato. (2 towns, 11 villages)
* October 5, 1953 - The village of Tsukahara merged into the city of Shinminato. (2 towns, 10 villages)
* November 15, 1953 - The village of Kanayama merged into the town of Kosugi. (2 towns, 9 villages)
* December 1, 1953 - The village of Oe merged into the town of Kosugi. (2 towns, 8 villages)
* March 1, 1954 (2 towns, 3 villages)
** The town of Daimon and the villages of Kushida, Azai, Mitota, and Futaguchi merged to form the town of Daimon.
** The village of Rota merged with the villages of Kureha, Nagaoka, and Samue from Nei District to form the town of Kureha in Nei District.
* March 27, 1954 - The village of Kurokawa merged into the town of Kosugi. (2 towns, 2 villages)
* April 1, 1959 - The village of Kosugi added parts of the village of Iketa from Nei District.
* April 1, 1969 - The village of Oshima gained town status. (3 towns, 1 village)
* November 1, 2005 - The towns of Daimon, Kosugi, and Oshima, and the village of Shimo merged with the city of Shinminato to form the city of Imizu. The district dissolved with this merger.