Ibusuki District, Kagoshima
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Ibusuki was a district
Districts of Japan
The was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States, ranking at the level below prefecture and above city, town or village. As of 2008, cities belong directly to prefectures and are independent from...

 located in Kagoshima
Kagoshima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. The capital is the city of Kagoshima.- Geography :Kagoshima Prefecture is located at the southwest tip of Kyushu and includes a chain of islands stretching further to the southwest for a few hundred kilometers...

, Japan
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.

As of June 30, 2005 population data (following the January 1, 2006 merger), the district had an estimated population
Population
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 of 14,761 and a density
Population density
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 of 134 persons per km². The total area was 110.31 km².

The day before the dissolution on November 30, 2007, the district had only one town.
  • Ei
    Ei, Kagoshima
    was a town located in Ibusuki District, Kagoshima, Japan.On December 1, 2007 Ei was merged with the towns of Chiran and Kawanabe, both from Kawanabe District, to form the new city of Minamikyūshū....

    (頴娃町; -cho)

District Timeline

  • On October 15, 1956 the village of Kiire gained town status.
  • On November 1, 2004 the town of Kiire
    Kiire, Kagoshima
    was a town located in Ibusuki District, Kagoshima, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,648 and the density of 206.57 persons per km²...

     merged with the expanded city of Kagoshima
    Kagoshima, Kagoshima
    is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture at the southwestern tip of the Kyūshū island of Japan, and the largest city in the prefecture by some margin...

    .
  • On January 1, 2006 the towns of Kaimon
    Kaimon, Kagoshima
    was a town located in Ibusuki District, Kagoshima, Japan.On January 1, 2006 Kaimon, along with the town of Yamagawa, also from Ibusuki District, was merged into the expanded city of Ibusuki and no longer exists as an independent municipality....

     and Yamagawa
    Yamagawa, Kagoshima
    was a town located in Ibusuki District, Kagoshima, Japan.On January 1, 2006 Yamagawa, along with the town of Kaimon, also from Ibusuki District, was merged into the expanded city of Ibusuki and no longer exists as an independent municipality....

     merged with the old city of Ibusuki
    Ibusuki, Kagoshima
    is a city in Kagoshima, Japan, that was founded on April 1, 1954.Following the incorporation of Kaimon and Yamagawa on January 1, 2006, the city has an estimated population of 45,039 and a population density of 302 persons per km²...

     to form the new city of Ibusuki
    Ibusuki, Kagoshima
    is a city in Kagoshima, Japan, that was founded on April 1, 1954.Following the incorporation of Kaimon and Yamagawa on January 1, 2006, the city has an estimated population of 45,039 and a population density of 302 persons per km²...

    .
  • On December 1, 2007 the town of Ei
    Ei, Kagoshima
    was a town located in Ibusuki District, Kagoshima, Japan.On December 1, 2007 Ei was merged with the towns of Chiran and Kawanabe, both from Kawanabe District, to form the new city of Minamikyūshū....

     merged with the towns of Chiran
    Chiran, Kagoshima
    was a town located in Kawanabe District, Kagoshima, Japan.On December 1, 2007 Chiran was merged with the town of Ei, from Ibusuki District, and the town of Kawanabe, also from Kawanabe District, to form the new city of Minamikyūshū....

     and Kawanabe
    Kawanabe, Kagoshima
    was a town located in Kawanabe District, Kagoshima, Japan.On December 1, 2007 Kawanabe was merged with the town of Ei, from Ibusuki District, and the town of Chiran, also from Kawanabe District, to form the new city of Minamikyūshū....

    , both from Kawanabe District, to from the new city of Minamikyūshū
    Minamikyushu, Kagoshima
    is a city on the southern tip of Satsuma Peninsula, in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.As of March 31, 2011, the city has a population of 39,738, with a household number of 17,288 and an area of 357.85 km²...

    . The district dissolved on the same day.
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