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districtThe 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
Ehime Prefectureis a prefecture in northwestern Shikoku, Japan. The capital is Matsuyama.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, Ehime prefecture was known as Iyo Province...
,
Japanis an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. As of 2005, the estimated
populationIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings. Individuals within a population share a factor may be reduced by statistical means, but such a generalization may be too vague to imply anything...
is 20,782 with a total area is 299.50 km².
The district includes one town.
- Uchiko
is a town located in Kita District, Ehime, Japan.On January 1, 2005 the towns of Ikazaki and Oda merged with Uchiko. As of January, 2005 , the town has an estimated population of 20,782 and a density of 69.4 persons per km²...
The name "Kita" is first found in the 901AD text
Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku, abbreviated as Sandai Jitsuroku, is an officially commissioned Japanese history text. Completed in 901, it is the sixth and final text in the Six National Histories series. It covers the years 858-887.-Background:...
. The Kita district originally formed the northern part of the
Uwa Districtwas a district in Iyo Province , Japan.-History:*866 - Uwa District divided into Uwa and Kita Districts.*On February 25, 1876, Okinoshima, Himejima, and Ugurujima Islands were sent to Hata District in Tosa Province...
;
kita (北) means "north", though nonstandard
kanjiare the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese logographic writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet . The Japanese term kanji literally means "Han characters".- History :Chinese characters first came to Japan on...
(喜多) are used in this case.
- November 8, 866
-Asia:* Fujiwara no Yoshifusa becomes regent of Japan, starting the Fujiwara regentship.-Europe:* Alfonso III succeeds as king of Asturias.* Louis II beats the Saracen invaders in Italy....
— Northern Uwa Districtwas a district in Iyo Province , Japan.-History:*866 - Uwa District divided into Uwa and Kita Districts.*On February 25, 1876, Okinoshima, Himejima, and Ugurujima Islands were sent to Hata District in Tosa Province...
broke off and formed Kita District.
- 1877 — The district was re-instituted by Meiji era land reforms. (2 towns, 34 villages)
- January 1878 — The district hall was placed in the town of Ōzu (now the city of Ōzu
is a city located in Ehime, Japan.On January 11, 2005, the city merged with the municipalities of Nagahama, Hijikawa, and Kawabe to form the new city of Ōzu....
).
- 1889 — The village of Nakayama was re-assigned to the Shimoukena District (now the city of Iyo
is a city located in Ehime, Japan.On April 1, 2005, Iyo merged with the towns of Nakayama and Futami from the surrounding Iyo District to form the new city of Iyo, raising its population to over 40,000 and nearly quadrupling its area.-Geography:...
).
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districtThe 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
Ehime Prefectureis a prefecture in northwestern Shikoku, Japan. The capital is Matsuyama.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, Ehime prefecture was known as Iyo Province...
,
Japanis an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. As of 2005, the estimated
populationIn biology, a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular species; in sociology, a collection of human beings. Individuals within a population share a factor may be reduced by statistical means, but such a generalization may be too vague to imply anything...
is 20,782 with a total area is 299.50 km².
The district includes one town.
- Uchiko
is a town located in Kita District, Ehime, Japan.On January 1, 2005 the towns of Ikazaki and Oda merged with Uchiko. As of January, 2005 , the town has an estimated population of 20,782 and a density of 69.4 persons per km²...
Origin of name
The name "Kita" is first found in the 901AD text
Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku, abbreviated as Sandai Jitsuroku, is an officially commissioned Japanese history text. Completed in 901, it is the sixth and final text in the Six National Histories series. It covers the years 858-887.-Background:...
. The Kita district originally formed the northern part of the
Uwa Districtwas a district in Iyo Province , Japan.-History:*866 - Uwa District divided into Uwa and Kita Districts.*On February 25, 1876, Okinoshima, Himejima, and Ugurujima Islands were sent to Hata District in Tosa Province...
;
kita (北) means "north", though nonstandard
kanjiare the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese logographic writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet . The Japanese term kanji literally means "Han characters".- History :Chinese characters first came to Japan on...
(喜多) are used in this case.
History
- November 8, 866
-Asia:* Fujiwara no Yoshifusa becomes regent of Japan, starting the Fujiwara regentship.-Europe:* Alfonso III succeeds as king of Asturias.* Louis II beats the Saracen invaders in Italy....
— Northern Uwa Districtwas a district in Iyo Province , Japan.-History:*866 - Uwa District divided into Uwa and Kita Districts.*On February 25, 1876, Okinoshima, Himejima, and Ugurujima Islands were sent to Hata District in Tosa Province...
broke off and formed Kita District.
- 1877 — The district was re-instituted by Meiji era land reforms. (2 towns, 34 villages)
- January 1878 — The district hall was placed in the town of Ōzu (now the city of Ōzu
is a city located in Ehime, Japan.On January 11, 2005, the city merged with the municipalities of Nagahama, Hijikawa, and Kawabe to form the new city of Ōzu....
).
- 1889 — The village of Nakayama was re-assigned to the Shimoukena District (now the city of Iyo
is a city located in Ehime, Japan.On April 1, 2005, Iyo merged with the towns of Nakayama and Futami from the surrounding Iyo District to form the new city of Iyo, raising its population to over 40,000 and nearly quadrupling its area.-Geography:...
). (2 towns, 33 villages)
- February 1899 — The village of Hirano from Nishiuwa District
The is a district located in Ehime Prefecture. As of 2007 — The district has an estimated population of 12,304 with a total area of 94.34 km².The district consists of one town.*Ikata- History :...
was reassigned to the Kita District. (2 towns, 34 villages)
- April 1, 1908 — The villages of Taira and Kita merged to become the village of Ōzu. (2 towns, 33 villages)
- September 30, 1908 — Parts of the village of Shimonada in Iyo District
The is a district located in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004 the estimated population is 52,832 with a total area is 121.89 km².The district contains two towns*Masaki*Tobe- History :...
merged into the village of Mitsuho.
- April 1, 1909
- The village of Tadokoro merged into the village of Yanagisawa. (2 towns, 32 villages)
- The villages of Yamatokasa and Okuna merged to form the village of Kawabe. (2 towns, 31 villages)
- May 21, 1920 — The village of Ikazaki gained town status to become the town of Ikazaki. (3 towns, 30 villages)
- November 1, 1921 — The villages of Ōnaru and Kurakawa merged to become the village of Ōkawa. (3 towns, 28 villages)
- January 1, 1922 — The villages of Shiba and Takigawa merged to become the village of Shirataki. (3 towns, 28 villages)
- April 1, 1922
- The villages of Toyoshige and Aioi merged to become the village of Yamato. (3 towns, 27 villages)
- The village of Kitayama merged into the village of Niiya. (3 towns, 26 villages)
- August 10, 1925 — Parts of the village of Minamikume merged into the town of Ōzu.
- December 26, 1929 — The village of Murasaki split and merged into the villages of Gojō, Ōse, and Tenjin. (3 towns, 25 villages)
- January 1, 1934 — The village of Kume merged into the town of Ōzu. (3 towns, 23 villages)
- April 1, 1943 — The villages of Kawabe, Ōtani, Uwagawa, and parts of the village of Ukena from Kamiukena District
The is a district located in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004 — The estimated population is 11,222 with a total area of 583.66 km².It consists of one town.*Kumakōgen- History :...
, merged to form the village of Hijikawa. (3 towns, 21 villages)
- April 1, 1948 — Parts of the village of Hikjikawa merged into the village of Ōkawa.
- January 1, 1951 — The village of Hijikawa broke up into the villages of Hijikawa and Kawabe. (3 towns, 22 villages)
- September 1, 1954
- The villages of Hirano, Awazu, Miyoshi, Kamisukai, the town of Ōzu, and the villages of Minamikume, Sugeta, Niiya, Yanagisawa, and Ōkawa merged to form the city of Ōzu. (2 towns, 12 villages)
- The villages of Tenjin, and Misogi merged into the town of Ikazaki. (2 towns, 11 villages)
- January 1, 1955
- The village of Kitanada, the town of Nagahama, and the villages of Kushū, Izumi, Yamato, and Shirataki merged to become the town of Nagahama. (3 towns, 6 villages)
- The villages of Mitsuho, Tatsukawa, Gojō, and Ōse merged into the town of Uchiko. (3 towns, 2 villages)
- February 11, 1955 — Parts of the village of Kaibuki from Higashiuwa District
was a district located in Ehime Prefecture. Due to the mergers the district dissolved on April 1, 2004.- History :* 1878 — The Uwa District was split up by Meiji era land reforms. The Higashiuwa District was thus born...
and parts of the village of Yokobayashi from Higashiuwa District merged into the village of Hijikawa.
- November 3, 1959 — The village of Hijikawa gained town status to become the town of Hijikawa. (4 towns, 1 village)
- January 1, 2005 — The towns of Ikazaki
was a town located in Kita District, Ehime, Japan. On January 1, 2005 the town merged with the town of Uchiko and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
, and Odawas a town located in Kamiukena District, Ehime, Japan. On January 1, 2005 the town merged with the town of Uchiko and another town in the neighboring Kita District and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
from Kamiukena DistrictThe is a district located in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004 — The estimated population is 11,222 with a total area of 583.66 km².It consists of one town.*Kumakōgen- History :...
, merged into the town of Uchikois a town located in Kita District, Ehime, Japan.On January 1, 2005 the towns of Ikazaki and Oda merged with Uchiko. As of January, 2005 , the town has an estimated population of 20,782 and a density of 69.4 persons per km²...
. (3 towns, 1 village)
- January 11, 2005 — The towns of Nagahama
was a town located in Kita District, Ehime, Japan. On January 11, 2005 the town merged with the city of Ōzu and no longer exists as an independent municipality.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,765 and a density of 117.19 persons per km²...
, Hijikawawas a town located in Kita District, Ehime, Japan. On January 11, 2005 the town merged with the city of Ōzu and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
, and the village of Kawabewas a village located in Kita District, Ehime, Japan. On January 11, 2005 the village merged with the city of Ōzu and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
merged into the city of Ōzuis a city located in Ehime, Japan.On January 11, 2005, the city merged with the municipalities of Nagahama, Hijikawa, and Kawabe to form the new city of Ōzu....
. (1 town)