Iinan District, Mie

Timeline

• March 29, 1896 - The district was formed when Iitaka and Iino Districts merged.
• April 1, 1908 - The village of Kamiyama broke off and merged into the villages of Izawa and Kushida.
• January 1, 1921 - The village of Susudomari was merged into the town of Matsusaka.
• January 1, 1924 - The village of Kakino was elevated to town status to become the town of Kakino.
• April 1, 1931 - The village of Kobe was merged into the town of Matsusaka.
• July 1, 1932 - The village of Hanaoka was elevated to town status to become the town of Hanaoka.
• 1933:
• * February 1 - The town of Matsusaka was elevated to city status to become the city of Matsusaka.
• * February 11 - The village of Kayumi was elevated to town status to become the town of Kayumi.
• December 25, 1948 - The villages of Matsue and Asami were merged into the city of Matsusaka.
• December 1, 1951 - The village of Isedera was merged into the city of Matsusaka.
• December 1, 1952 - The village of Hatadono merged into the city of Matsusaka.
• October 15, 1954 - The town of Hanaoka, and the villages of Minato, Matsuo and Nishikurobe were merged into the city of Matsusaka.
• April 1, 1955 - The villages of Chihiroe, Oishi, Izawa and Ishiro were merged into the city of Matsusaka.
• August 1, 1956:
• * The towns of Kakino and Kayumi were merged to become the town of Iinan.
• * The villages of Miyamae, Kabata, Mori and Haze were merged to become the town of Iitaka.
• October 1, 1957 - The villages of Okawachi and Kushida were merged into the city of Matsusaka.
• On January 1, 2005 - The towns of Iinan and Iitaka, along with the towns of Mikumo and Ureshino, were merged into the expanded city of Matsusaka. Iinan District was dissolved as a result of this merger.