List of mergers in Iwate Prefecture

The following is a list of mergers that occurred in the 2000s in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

(as of March 6, 2006)

Mergers from April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006

*On June 6, 2005 - the town of Tarō and village of Niisato from Shimohei District merged with the former city of Miyako to create the new city of Miyako.

*On September 1, 2005 - the towns of Ashiro and Nishine and the village of Matsuo from Iwate District merged, forming the city of Hachimantai.

*On September 20, 2005 - the new city of Ichinoseki was created out from the former city of Ichinoseki and the municipalities of Daitō, Higashiyama, Senmaya, Kawasaki, Murone (first 5 municipalities are from Higashiiwai District), and Hanaizumi from Nishiiwai District.

*On October 1, 2005 - the village of Miyamori from Kamihei District and the former city of Tōno merged to form the new city of Tōno.

*On November 1, 2005 - the town of Yuda and village of Sawauchi from Waga District merged forming the town of Nishiwaga.

*On January 1, 2006 - the towns of Ishidoriya and Ōhasama (from Hienuki District) and the town of Tōwa (from Waga District) merged with the city of Hanamaki to become the new city of Hanamaki. Hienuki District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

*On January 1, 2006 - the city of Ninohe and the town of Jōbōji from Ninohe District merged to become the new city of Ninohe.

*On January 1, 2006 - the village of Ōno and the town of Taneichi (both from Kunohe District) merged into the town of Hirono.

*On January 10, 2006 - the village of Tamayama from Iwate District merged into the city of Morioka.

*On February 20, 2006 - the cities of Esashi and Mizusawa and the municipaltites of Maesawa, Isawa and Koromogawa from Isawa District merged to form the new city of Ōshū.

*On March 6, 2006 - the village of Yamagata from Kunohe District merged with the old city of Kuji to form the new city of Kuji.

Planned mergers

*A planned merger of municipalities will be implemented around March 31, 2010; the city of Miyako and Kawai in Shimohei District will merge. [http://www.kokudo.or.jp/new/cities/sub/tohoku/03.htm]

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