Izumi District, Kagoshima

• Nagashima

  Timeline

• April 1, 1889 - Due to the municipal status enforcement, the villages of Kamiizumi, Nakaizumi, Akune, Shimoizumi, Noda, Takaono, Higashinagashima, and Nishinagashima were created within Izumi District.
• February 1891 - The village of Ōkawauchi was formed out from the village of Kamiizumi.
• April 1, 1917 - The village of Kamiizumi gained town status and renamed to become the town of Izumi.
• July 1, 1923 - The village of Nakaizumi gained town status and renamed to become the town of Komenotsu.
• April 1, 1924 - The village of Shimoizumi renamed to the village of Mikasa.
• January 1, 1925 - The village of Akune gained town status to become the town of Akune.
• April 1, 1932 - The village of Takaono gained town status to become the town of Takaono.
• April 1, 1949 - The village of Euchi was formed out from the village of Mikasa.
• April 1, 1952 - The town of Akune gained city status to become the city of Akune.
• May 3, 1953 - The village of Mikasa gained town status to become the town of Mikasa.
• April 1, 1954 - The towns of Izumi and Komenotsu merged to form the city of Izumi.
• October 9, 1954 - The village of Ōkawauchi merged into the city of Izumi.
• April 10, 1955 - The town of Mikasa merged into the city of Akune.
• July 10, 1956 - The village of Higashinagashima gained town status and renamed to become the town of Azuma.
• April 1, 1959 - The town of Takaono and the village of Euchi merged to form the town of Takaono.
• January 1, 1960 - The village of Nishinagashima gained town status and renamed to become the town of Nagashima.
• April 1, 1975 - The village of Noda gained town status to become the town of Noda.
• March 13, 2006 - The towns of Noda and Takaono merged with the city of Izumi to form the city of Izumi.
• March 20, 2006 - The towns of Nagashima and Azuma merged to form the town of Nagashima.