Higashikatsushika District, Chiba

Higashikatsushika (東葛飾郡; -gun) was a district located in Chiba, Japan until March 27, 2005. On March 28, 2005 the district was dissolved when the town of Shonan merged into the city of Kashiwa.

Area

The Higashikatsushika District (April 1, 1897-March 28, 2005) is now covering the following cities:
* The following cities was part of this district at the time of founding:
** Urayasu, Ichikawa, Matsudo, Nagareyama, Noda, Kamagaya, large parts of Funabashi, Kashiwa (Former municipalities of Kashiwa, Tanaka, Tsuchi, and Kogane areas)
* The following cities was part of Minamisouma District (1889-April 1, 1897):
** Abiko, Kashiwa (Former towns of Shonan and Tomise areas)

History

Katsushika District was broke off by their respective prefectures and Higashikatsushika District was placed within Chiba Prefecture. The seat was located in Matsudo.

In 1897, Minamisouma District (Broke off from Souma District in Kazusa Province by their respective prefectures and Minamisouna was placed in Chiba Prefecture) was later absorbed into Higashikatsushika District.

After the one and the only town in Higashikatsushika District, Shonan merged into the city of Kashiwa on March 28, 2005, the district dissolved. But the region covering the former district is now known as the Tokatsu Region (東葛地域).

District timeline

* April 1, 1897 - The district absorbed Minamisouma District.
* September 1, 1909 - The village of Urayasu gained town status. (12 towns, 31 villages)
* October 10, 1914 (12 towns, 29 villages)
** The villages of Chiyoda and Toyoshiki merged to form the village of Chiyoda.
** The villages of Tanaka and Juyoni merged to form the village of Tanaka.
* August 10, 1924 - The village of Nakayama gained town status. (13 towns, 28 villages)
* September 15, 1926 - The village of Chiyoda gained town status and renamed to Kashiwa. (14 towns, 27 villages)
* January 1, 1931 - The village of Katsushika gained town status. (15 towns, 26 villages)
* April 1, 1933 - The town of Matsudo and the village of Mei merged to form the town of Matsudo. (15 towns, 25 villages)
* November 3, 1934 - The towns of Ichikawa, Yawata, Nakayama, and the village of Kokubun merged to form the city of Ichikawa. (12 towns, 24 villages)
* April 1, 1937 - The towns of Funabashi and Katsushika, and the villages of Yasaka, Hoden, and Tsukada merged to form the city of Funabashi. (10 towns, 21 villages)
* April 15, 1937 - The village of Minamigyotoku gained town status. (11 towns, 20 villages)
* April 1, 1938 - The village of Yachu merged into the town of Matsudo. (11 towns, 19 villages)
* April 1, 1943 - The town of Matsudo and the villages of Umahashi and Takagi merged to form the city of Matsudo. (10 towns, 17 villages)
* November 3, 1949 - The village of Ogashiwa merged into the city of Ichikawa. (10 towns, 16 villages)
* May 3, 1950 - The town of Noda and the villages of Asahi, Shichifuku, and Umesato merged to form the city of Noda. (9 towns, 13 villages)
* April 1, 1951 - The town of Nagareyama and the villages of Yagi and Niikawa merged to form the town of Edogawa. (9 towns, 11 villages)
* January 1, 1952 - The town of Edogawa renamed to Nagareyama.
* September 1, 1954 - The towns of Kogane and Kashiwa, and the villages of Tuchi and Tanaka merged to form the city of Tokatsu. (7 towns, 9 villages)
* November 1, 1954 - The village of Tomise broke off and merged into the town of Abiko and the city of Tokatsu. (7 towns, 8 villages)
* March 30, 1955 - The villages of Hayami and Tega merged to form the village of Shonan. (7 towns, 7 villages)
* March 31, 1955 - The town of Gyotoku merged into the city of Ichikawa. (6 towns, 7 villages)
* April 29, 1955 - The towns of Abiko and Fusa, and the village of Kohoku merged to form the town of Abiko. (5 towns, 6 villages)
* July 20, 1955 - The town of Sekiyado and the villages of Kimagase and Futakawa merged to form the town of Sekido. (5 towns, 4 villages)
* October 1, 1956 - The town of Minamigyotoku merged into the city of Ichikawa. (4 towns, 4 villages)
* April 1, 1957 - The villages of Fukuda and Kawama merged into the city of Noba (4 towns, 2 villages)
* August 1, 1958 - The village of Kamagaya gained town status. (5 towns, 1 village)
* February 1, 1964 - The village of Shonan gained town status. (6 towns)
* January 1, 1967 - The town of Nagareyama gained city status. (5 towns)
* July 1, 1970 - The town of Abiko gained city status. (4 towns)
* September 1, 1971 - The town of Kamagaya gained city status. (3 towns)
* April 1, 1981 - The town of Urayasu gained city status. (2 towns)
* June 6, 2003 - The town of Sekiyado merged into the city of Noda. (1 town)
* March 28, 2005 - The town of Shonan merged into the city of Kashiwa. Higashikatsushika District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

Related Links

* Katsushika District
** Nishikatsushika District
** Minamikatsushika District
** Kitakatsushika District
** Nakakatsushika District

External links

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