Mine District, Yamaguchi


Mine District was a district located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
On March 20, 2008, the day before its dissolution, the district consisted solely of the towns of Mitō and Shūhō.

History

  • April 1, 1889 - Due to the municipal status enforcement, the villages of Akagō, Akiyoshi, Ayagi, Beppu, Higashiatsu, Isa, Iwanaga, Kyōwa, Managata, Nishiatsu, Ōda, Ofuku and, Ōmine, were formed.
  • August 1, 1923 - The village of Ōda town status to become the town of Ōda.
  • January 1, 1924 - The village of Isa was elevated to town status to become the town of Isa.
  • May 1, 1939 - The village of Ōmine was elevated to town status to become the town of Ōmine.
  • March 31, 1954 - The towns of Ōmine, Isa, and the villages of Higashiatsu, Nishiatsu and Ofuku were merged with the town of Toyotamae to create the city of Mine while leaving Mine District.
  • October 1, 1954 - The towns of Ōda, Akagō, Ayagi, and Managata were merged to create the town of Mitō.
  • April 1, 1955 - The villages of Akiyoshi, Iwanaga, Beppu and Kyōwa were merged to create the town of Shūhō.
  • March 21, 2008 - The towns of Mitō and Shūhō were merged into the expanded city of Mine. Mine District dissolved as a result of this merger.