- List of mergers in Okinawa Prefecture
The following is a list of mergers that occurred in the 2000s in
Okinawa Prefecture ,Japan .(as of
March 1 ,2006 )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 *On
April 1 ,2002 - the villages of Gushikawa and Nakazato from Shimajiri District merged to form the new town of Kumejima.*On
April 1 ,2002 - the village of Tomigusuku was promoted to "city status".Mergers from
April 1 ,2003 toMarch 31 ,2004 Mergers from
April 1 ,2004 toMarch 31 ,2005 Mergers from
April 1 ,2005 toMarch 31 ,2006 *On
April 1 ,2005 - the cities of Gushikawa and Ishikawa and the towns of Katsuren and Yonashiro (both from Nakagami District) merged to form the new city of Uruma. Prior to the merger, both Gushikawa and Ishikawa were forced to merge into one city because both cities weren't making enough revenues for the prefecture*On
October 1 ,2005 - the city of Hirara and the towns of Irabu, Gusukube, Shimoji and the village of Ueno (all from Miyako District) merged to form the new city of Miyakojima.*On
January 1 ,2006 - the town of Kochinda and the village of Gushikami from Shimajiri District merged to form the new town of Yaese. [http://www.yui-g.jp/ (Merger Information Page)]*On
January 1 ,2006 - the town of Sashiki and the villages of Tamagusuku, Chinen and Ozato (all from Shimajiri District) merged to form the new city of Nanjo. [http://www.sachijooz.jp/ (Merger Information Page)]Mergers from
April 1 ,2006 toMarch 31 ,2007 Mergers from
April 1 ,2007 toMarch 31 ,2008 Mergers from
April 1 ,2008 toMarch 31 ,2009
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