- List of mergers in Shizuoka Prefecture
The following is a list of mergers that occurred in the 2000s in
Shizuoka Prefecture ,Japan .(as of
April 1 ,2008 )Mergers from
April 1 ,1999 toMarch 31 ,2000 Mergers from
April 1 ,2000 toMarch 31 ,2001 Mergers from
April 1 ,2001 toMarch 31 ,2002 Mergers from
April 1 ,2002 toMarch 31 ,2003 Mergers from
April 1 ,2003 toMarch 31 ,2004 Mergers from
April 1 ,2004 toMarch 31 ,2005 *On
April 1 ,2004 - The former cities of Shimizu and Shizuoka merged to create the new city of Shizuoka. The former city of Shimizu is co-extensive to current Shimizu-ku.*On
April 1 ,2004 - The towns of Omaezaki from Haibara District and Hamaoka from Ogasa District merged to form the city of Omaezaki.*On
April 1 ,2004 - The towns of Amagiyugashima, Toi, Nakaizu and Shuzenji from Tagata District merged to form the new city of Izu.*On
January 17 ,2005 - The towns of Kikugawa and Ogasa from Ogasa District merged to form the city of Kikugawa.Mergers from
April 1 ,2005 toMarch 31 ,2006 *On
April 1 ,2005 - The towns of Ohito, Izunagaoka and Nirayama from Tagata District merged to form the new city of Izunokuni.*On
April 1 ,2005 - The village of Kamo and town of Nishiizu from Kamo District merged to form the new town of Nishiizu.*On
April 1 ,2005 - The town of Asaba from Iwata District merged with the city of Fukuroi to form the new city of Fukuroi.*On
April 1 ,2005 - The towns of Daito and Osuka from Ogasa District merged with the old city of Kakegawa to form the new city of Kakegawa. Ogasa District was dissolved with this merger.*On
April 1 ,2005 - The old city of Iwata merged with the towns of Ryuyo, Fukude, Toyoda and the village of Toyooka from Iwata District to form the new city of Iwata.*On
April 1 ,2005 - The village of Heda from Tagata District merged into the city of Numazu.*On
May 5 ,2005 - Two long time twin cities, the town of Kanaya from Haibara District and the city of Shimada (original) merged together to become the new city of Shimada (2nd one).*On
July 1 ,2005 - The cities of Tenryū and Hamakita and the towns of Haruno (from Shuchi District), Hosoe, Inasa and Mikkabi (from Inasa District), Sakuma, Misakubo and Tatsuyama (from Iwata District), Maisaka and Yuto (from Hamana District) merged into the city of Hamamatsu. Inasa District and Iwata District were both dissolved, and there are no more villages left as a result of this merger.*On
September 20 ,2005 - The towns of Nakakawane and Honkawane from Haibara District merged to form the new town of Kawanehon.*On
October 11 ,2005 - The towns of Sagara and Haibara from Haibara District merged to form the new city of Makinohara.*On
March 1 ,2006 - The town of Kanbara from Ihara District merged into the city of "Shizuoka" (specifically at Shimizu-ku).Mergers from
April 1 ,2006 toMarch 31 ,2007 Mergers from
April 1 ,2007 toMarch 31 ,2008 Mergers from
April 1 ,2008 toMarch 31 ,2009 *On
April 1 ,2008 - The city of "Shimada" (2nd one) absorbed the town of Kawane from Haibara District.
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.