Kōza District, Kanagawa

Kōza (高座郡; -gun) is a district located in Kanagawa (Sagami Province), Japan, and it once known as "Takakura-gun" in the past. Before the Modern Times, nearly 100 villages were located but since then, the numbers of municipalities reduced by merging into surrounding cities or towns, and currently, the district has only the town of Samukawa left but if this town became a city alone, this district will automatically dissolve.

As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 47,050 and a density of 3,505.96 persons per km². The total area is 13.42 km².

The following town located in the district
*Samukawa

Description

District Seat

During the Meiji Era, the district seat was located at the town of Fujisawaosaka (now the current city of Fujisawa, near the northern entrance of Fujisawa station).

However, the former seat during the ancient times was located at the current Chigasaki Hokuryo High School in the city of Chigasaki.

Area covering the district

The district is located between the Sagami and the Sakai Rivers.

Current Cities

The following cities were once part of Koza District.

*Ayase(綾瀬市) (November 1, 1978)
*Ebina(海老名市) (November 1, 1971)
*Sagamihara(相模原市) (November 20, 1954)
*Zama(座間市) (November 1, 1971)
*Chigasaki(茅ヶ崎市) (October 1, 1947)
*Fujisawa(藤沢市) (October 1, 1940)
*Yamato(大和市) (February 1, 1959)

Former Towns

History

*December 20, 1937 The village of Zama gained town status. (4 towns, 15 villages)
*October 1, 1940 The town of Fujisawa gained city status. (3 towns, 15 villages)
*November 1, 1940 The village of Samukawa gained town status. (4 towns, 14 villages)
*December 20, 1940 The village of Ebina gained town status. (5 towns, 13 villages)
*October 1, 1947 The town of Chigasaki gained city status. (6 towns, 3 villages)
*September 1, 1948 The town of Zama broke off from the town of Sagamihara. (7 towns, 3 villages)
*November 20, 1954 The town of Sagamihara gained city status. (6 towns, 3 villages)
*February 1, 1959 The town of Yamato gained city status. (4 towns)
*November 1, 1971(2 towns)
**The town of Ebina gained city status.
**The town of Zama gained city status.
*November 1, 1978 The town of Ayase gained city status (1 town)