Kaijo_District,_Chiba

Kaijō District, Chiba

Kaijō District, Chiba

Former district in Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Kaijō (海上郡, Kaijō-gun) was a district located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 21,982 and a density of 469.10 persons per km2. The total area was 46.86 km2.

Until the day before the district dissolved (June 30, 2005), the district had two towns:

On July 1, 2005, Iioka and Unakami were merged with the town of Hikata (from Katori District), and the old city of Asahi to create the new and expanded city of Asahi. Kaijō District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

District Timeline

  • July 1, 2005 - the towns of Iioka and Unakami were merged with the town of Hikata (from Katori District), and the old city of Asahi to create the new and expanded city of Asahi.[1] Kaijō District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

References

  1. [1]
    "総務省｜令和2年版　地方財政白書｜資料編　〔附属資料〕　昭和60年度以降の市町村合併の実績" [Record of Municipal Mergers Since Showa 60]. 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-28.


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