Sannohe District, Aomori

Coordinates: 40°26′13″N 141°19′17″E / 40.43694°N 141.32139°E / 40.43694; 141.32139
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Location of Sannohe District in Aomori Prefecture.
Location of Sannohe-gun, Aomori Prefecture, highlighted in green; with former areas in yellow.
Colored areas are in this district.

Sannohe District (三戸郡, Sannohe-gun) is a district located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It occupies the southeast corner of the prefecture, bordering Iwate Prefecture.

As of June 1, 2019, the district has an estimated population of 63,205 and a density of 65.2 persons per km2. The total area was 969.34 km2.

Politics[edit]

In terms of national politics, the district is represented in the Diet of Japan's House of Representatives as a part of the Aomori 2nd district.[1]

Towns and villages[edit]

The district consists of five towns and one village. The city of Hachinohe was formerly part of the district.

History[edit]

During the Edo period, the area was part of the Morioka han feudal domain of the Nanbu clan, with portions belonging to Hachinohe Domain and Shichinohe Domain.

The Nanbu clan sided with the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei during the Boshin War of the Meiji Restoration and were punished by the new Meiji government by loss of their northern territories. In November 1869, large portions of Kita-gun (Shimokita and Kamikita) and Sannohe District became part of the newly created Tonami Domain (斗南藩, Tonami-han), a 30,000 koku holding created to resettle the dispossessed Matsudaira clan from Aizu-Wakamatsu. In July 1871, with the abolition of the han system, Tonami Domain became Tonami Prefecture, and was merged into the newly created Aomori Prefecture in September 1871.

During the early Meiji period cadastral reform of April 1, 1889, the district was reorganized into two towns and 31 villages.

District Timeline[edit]

District Background[edit]

pre-1889 April 1, 1889 1889 - 1949 1950- 1989 1989–present present
Hachinohe-machi July 1, 1901
Hachinohe-machi
May 1, 1929
Hachinohe-shi
Hachinohe-shi Hachinohe-shi Hachinohe-shi Hachinohe-shi Hachinohe
Choja-mura
Konakano-mura November 10, 1924
Konakano-machi
Minato-mura November 10, 1924
Minato-machi
Same-mura Same-mura
Shimonaganawashiro-mura Shimonaganawashiro-mura April 1, 1942
merged with Hachinohe-shi
Korekawa-mura Korekawa-mura Korekawa-mura December 1, 1954
merged with Hachinohe-shi
Ichikawa-mura Ichikawa-mura Ichikawa-mura Ichikawa-mura April 1, 1955
merged with Hachinohe-shi
Tachi-mura Tachi-mura Tachi-mura Tachi-mura
Kaminaganawashiro-mura Kaminaganawashiro-mura Kaminaganawashiro-mura Kaminaganawashiro-mura
Toyosaki-mura Toyosaki-mura Toyosaki-mura Toyosaki-mura October 20, 1955
merged with Hachinohe-shi
Odate-mura Odate-mura Odate-mura Odate-mura September 10, 1958
merged with Hachinohe-shi
Shimamori-mura Shimamori-mura Shimamori-mura Shimamori-mura March 31, 1957
Nango-mura
March 31, 2005
merged with Hachinohe-shi
Nakazawa-mura Nakazawa-mura Nakazawa-mura Nakazawa-mura
Hashikami-mura Hashikami-mura Hashikami-mura Hashikami-mura May 1, 1980
Hashikami-machi
Hashigami-machi Hashigami-machi
Tanabe-mura Tanabe-mura Tanabe-mura Tanabe-mura April 1, 1955
Fukuchi-mura
January 1, 2006
Nambu-machi
Nambu-machi
Jibiki-mura Jibiki-mura Jibiki-mura Jibiki-mura
Nakui-mura Nakui-mura Nakui-mura Nakui-mura July 20, 1955
Naku-machi
Kitagawa-mura Kitagawa-mura Kitagawa-mura Kitagawa-mura
Hirasaki-mura Hirasaki-mura Hirasaki-mura Hirasaki-mura April 20, 1955
Nanbu-mura
February 11, 1959
Nanbu-machi
Muko-mura Muko-mura Muko-mura Muko-mura
Kuraishi-mura Kuraishi-mura Kuraishi-mura Kuraishi-mura Kuraishi-mura July 1, 2004
merged with Gonohe-machi
Gonohe-machi
Gonohe-mura November 1, 1915
Gonohe-machi
Gonohe-machi Gonohe-machi July 1, 1955
Gonohe-machi
Gonohe-machi Gonohe-machi
Kawauchi-mura Kawauchi-mura Kawauchi-mura Kawauchi-mura
Asada-mura Asada-mura Asada-mura Asada-mura
Nozawa-mura Nozawa-mura Nozawa-mura Nozawa-mura July 29, 1955
merged with Gonohe-machi
(Tekurabashi)
July 29, 1955
Shingo-mura
(Nishikoshi)
Shingo-mura Shingo-mura Shingo-mura
Herai-mura Herai-mura Herai-mura Herai-mura July 29, 1955
Shingo-mura
Sannohe-machi Sannohe-machi Sannohe-machi Sannohe-machi March 20, 1955
Sannohe-machi
Sannohe-machi Sannohe-machi
Sarube-mura Sarube-mura Sarube-mura Sarube-mura
Tonai-mura Tonai-mura Tonai-mura Tonai-mura
Tomesaki-mura Tomesaki-mura Tomesaki-mura Tomesaki-mura
Takko-mura Takko-mura November 10, 1928
Takko-machi
Takko-machi March 1, 1955
Takko-machi
Takko-machi Takko-machi
Kamigo-mura Kamigo-mura Kamigo-mura Kamigo-mura

Recent mergers[edit]

  • On July 1, 2004 - The village of Kuraishi was merged into the expanded town of Gonohe.
  • On March 31, 2005 - The village of Nangō was merged into the expanded city of Hachinohe.
  • On January 1, 2006 - The town of Nagawa and the village of Fukuchi were merged into the expanded town of Nanbu.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "青森県の衆議院小選挙区の区割りについて(平成29年以降)" [About the division of Aomori Prefecture's House of Representatives single-member constituency (2017-)] (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 May 2020.

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