Watarai District, Mie
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Watarai (度会郡; -gun) is a district
located in Mie Prefecture. As of September 1, 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 49,804 and a Density of 76.3 persons/km². The total area is 652.42 km².
The district contains 4 towns.
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Mie Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan which is part of the Kansai regions on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Tsu.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, Mie prefecture was known as Ise Province and Iga Province....
> Watarai District
Watarai (度会郡; -gun) is 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 Mie Prefecture. As of September 1, 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 49,804 and a Density of 76.3 persons/km². The total area is 652.42 km².
The district contains 4 towns.
- TamakiTamaki, Mieis a town located in Watarai District, Mie, Japan.As of 2010, the town has an estimated population of 15,268 and a density of 373 persons per km². The total area is 40.94 km²....
(玉城町; -cho) - WataraiWatarai, Mieis a town located in Watarai District, Mie, Japan.As of 2010, the town has an estimated population of 8,732 and a density of 64.7 persons per km². The total area is 134.97 km².-External links:*...
(度会町; -cho) - TaikiTaiki, Mieis a town located in Watarai District, Mie, Japan. The town was formed on February 14, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Kisei and Ōmiya and the village of Ōuchiyama....
(大紀町; -cho) - MinamiiseMinamiise, Mieis a town located in Watarai District, Mie, Japan. The town was formed on October 1, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Nansei and Nantō, both from Watarai District....
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Timeline
- 2005
- February 14 - The towns of KiseiKisei, Miewas a town located in Watarai District, Mie, Japan.On February 14, 2005 Kisei was merged with the town of Ōmiya, and the village of Ōuchiyama, all from Watarai District, to form the new town of Taiki and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
and ŌmiyaOmiya, Miewas a town located in Watarai District, Mie, Japan.On February 14, 2005 Ōmiya was merged with the town of Kisei, and the village of Ōuchiyama, all from Watarai District, to form the new town of Taiki and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
and the village of ŌuchiyamaOuchiyama, Miewas a village located in Watarai District, Mie, Japan.On February 14, 2005 Ōuchiyama was merged with the towns of Kisei and Ōmiya, all from Watarai District, to form the new town of Taiki and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
merged to form the new town of TaikiTaiki, Mieis a town located in Watarai District, Mie, Japan. The town was formed on February 14, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Kisei and Ōmiya and the village of Ōuchiyama....
.(7 towns, 1 village) - October 1 -The towns of NanseiNansei, Miewas a town located in Watarai District, Mie, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Nansei was merged with the town of Nantō, also from Watarai District, to form the new town of Minamiise and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
and NantōNanto, Miewas a town located in Watarai District, Mie, Japan.On October 1, 2005 Nantō was merged with the town of Nansei, also from Watarai District, to form the new town of Minamiise and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
merged to form the new town of MinamiiseMinamiise, Mieis a town located in Watarai District, Mie, Japan. The town was formed on October 1, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Nansei and Nantō, both from Watarai District....
.(6 towns, 1 village) - November 1 - The towns of FutamiFutami, Miewas a town in Watarai District, Mie, Japan.On November 1, 2005 Futami, along with the town of Obata, and the village of Misono, all from Watarai District, was merged into the expanded city of Ise and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
and ObataObata, Miewas a town located in Watarai District, Mie, Japan.On November 1, 2005 Obata, along with the town of Futami, and the village of Misono, all from Watarai District, was merged into the expanded city of Ise and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
, and village of MisonoMisono, Miewas a village located in Watarai District, Mie, Japan.On November 1, 2005 Misono, along with the towns of Futami and Obata, all from Watarai District, was merged into the expanded city of Ise and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
merged with the old city of IseIse, Mie, formerly called Ujiyamada , is a city located in eastern Mie Prefecture, on the island of Honshū, Japan.Ise is home to Ise Grand Shrine, the most sacred Shintō Shrine in Japan, and is thus a very popular destination for tourists. The city has a long-standing nickname—Shinto —that roughly means...
to form the new city of Ise.(4 towns)
- February 14 - The towns of Kisei