- Miura District, Kanagawa
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Miura District (三浦郡 Miura-gun ) is an administrative district of Japan located in Kanagawa Prefecture. It currently consists of only one town, Hayama.
History
Miura District was one of the ancient subdivisions of Sagami Province, covering all of Miura Peninsula. It was under the control of the Miura clan from the late Heian period through the Sengoku period, and was held as tenryo territory administered by the Shogun under the Tokugawa Shogunate of the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was established as a district under the cadastral reform of 1878, with a district office built near what is now Shioiri Station.
On April 1, 1889 Miura District was divided into three towns (Yokosuka, Uraga, Misaki) and 12 villages. In 1903, Toyoshima Village became a town, but was absorbed into Yokosuka in 1906. Taura became a town in 1914, Zushi in 1924, Hayama in 1925 and Nagai in 1926. Taura was absorbed into Yokosuka in 1933. Okusu became a town in 1935 and Minamishtaura in 1940. However, in 1943 Yokosuka expanded greatly by merging with Uraga, Zushi, Nagai, Okusu and two neighboring villages.
In 1950, Zushi was separated from Yokosuka, and became a city in 1954. Minamishitaura and Misaki merged in 1955 to form the city of Miura, leaving only the town of Hayama as the sole remaining portion of Miura District.
As of 2009, the district has an estimated population of 32,333 and a density of 1,900 persons per km². The total area is 17.06 km².
Towns and villages
before 1889 April 1, 1889 1889 - 1926 1926 - 1944 1945 - 1954 1955 - 1989 1989 - present present Yokosuka Town February 15, 1907
Yokosuka CityYokosuka City Yokosuka City Yokosuka City Yokosuka City Yokosuka-shi Toyoshima Village October 1, 1903
Toyoshima TownDecember 15, 1906
merged with Yokosuka townKinugasa Village Kinugasa Village February 15, 1933
merged with Yokosuka cityUrago Village June 1, 1914
Taura TownApril 1, 1933
merged with Yokosuka cityKurihama Village Kurihama Village April 1, 1937
merged with Yokosuka cityUraga Town Uraga Town April 1, 1943
merged with Yokosuka cityNagai Village February 2, 1925
Nagai TownTakeyama Village Takeyama Village Kitashitaura Village Kitashitaura Village Nakanishiura Village July 1, 1911
Nishiura VillageJuly 1, 1935
Okusu VillageApril 1, 1943
merged with Yokosuka cityTagoe Village April 1, 1924
Zushi TownApril 1, 1943
merged with Yokosuka cityJuly 1, 1950
Zushi TownApril 1, 1954
Zushi CityZushi City Zushi City Zushi Hayama Village January 1, 1925
Hayama TownHayama Town Hayama Town Hayama Town Hayama Town Hayama Town Misaki Town Misaki Town Misaki Town Misaki Town January 1, 1955
Miura CityMiura City Miura Minamishitaura Village Minamishitaura Village April 1, 1940
Minamishitaura TownMinamishitaura Town Hasse Village Hasse Village Hasse Village Hasse Village Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama (capital city) Kawasaki Sagamihara Other cities Aikō District Ashigarakami District Ashigarashimo District Kōza District Miura District Naka District Other areas Categories:- Districts in Kanagawa Prefecture
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