Higashiusuki District, Miyazaki


Higashiusuki is a district located in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.
As of October 1, 2019, the district has an estimated population of 26,460 and the density of 20.4 persons per km2. The total area is 1,294.21 km2.

History

History since the establishment of the county

  • January 26, 1884 - Usuki County becomes Higashiusuki District. The county office is set up in Okatomi.
  • May 1, 1889 - New towns and villages system is established, the following towns and villages were established.
  • * Nobeoka Town ← Nobeoka Castle, Okatomi Village, Funakura Town
  • * Okatomi Village ← Okatomi Village, Hozaijima Village
  • * Tsunetomi ← Misu, Tsunetomi, Dekitamura
  • * Igata Village ← Akamizu Village, Taina Village, Kushizu Tororo Village, Ifukugata Village
  • * Kadokawa Village ← Kadokawa Oue Village, Kawauchi Village, Kakusa Village, Angawa Village
  • * Hososhima Town
  • * Tomitaka Village ← Zaikoji Village, Shiomi Village, Tomitaka Village, Hichiya Village
  • * Iwawaki ← Koyukiwaki, Hiraiwa
  • * Togo Village ← San'in Village, Yaehara Sakonouchi Village, Tsuboya Village, Shimosanka Village
  • * Nango Village ← Uedagawa Village, Nakatogawa Village, Oni Jinno Village, Kammon Village, Mizuseiya Village
  • * Saigo Village ← Yamasanga Village, Ohara Village, Tashiro Village, Tateishi Village
  • * Kitago Village ← Unama Village, Irishita Village, Kuroki Village
  • * Kitakata Village
  • * Minakata Village ← Miwa Village, Minakata Village, Onuki Village
  • * Tokai Village ← Daitake Town, Awana Village, Inabazaki Village, Kaiko Village, Kawashima Village
  • * Kitagawa Village ← Kawauchi Namura, Nagai Village
  • * Minamiura ← Urajiri, Sugae, Kumanoe, Shimanoura
  • * Kitaura ← Furue, Ichimura, Miyanoura, Mikawauchi
  • April 1, 1897 - County system enforced.
  • October 1, 1921 - Tomitaka village becomes the town of Tomitaka by through the town system.
  • April 1, 1923 - The county council is abolished. The county office remains.
  • July 1, 1926 - The county government office is abolished. After that, it will be called Area Classification.
  • April 1, 1930 - Nobeoka Town, Okatomi Village, Tsunetomi Village merged, Nobeoka Town was reestablished.
  • February 11, 1933 - Nobeoka Town became the city of Nobeoka by through the city system and left the county.
  • October 25, 1936 - Igata Village and Tokai-mura are incorporated into the city of Nobeoka.
  • October 1, 1937 - Tomishima Town was reestablished through the merger of Tomitaka Town and Hososhima Town.
  • April 1, 1949 - Nishiusuki district Morotsuka-'shiiba changes counties.
  • April 1, 1951 - Toshima and Iwawaki-mura merged to form the city of Hyuga, leaving the county.
  • April 1, 1955 - Minakata Village and Minamiura Village transferred to Nobeoka City.
  • April 1, 1969- Togo Town becomes the township of Togo Town.
  • January 11, 1972 - Kitagawa-mura becomes the town of Kitagawa through enforcement of the town system. Kitaura Village also becomes the town of Kitaura.
  • * January 1, 2006 - Misato Town' is established by the merger of Nango Village, Saigo Village, and Kitago Village.
  • * February 20, 2006 - Kitakata and Kitaura are transferred to Nobeoka.
  • February 25, 2006 - Togo Town is incorporated into Hyuga City.
  • March 31, 2007 - The town of Kitagawa is incorporated into Nobeoka.

Towns and villages