Map of Naka District with Meiji period area in yellow, modern area in green 1. - Ōiso , 2. - Ninomiya
Naka District (中郡 , Naka-gun ) is a district located in central Kanagawa Prefecture , Japan . It currently consists of two towns, Ōiso , and Ninomiya . The majority of the area of the city of Hadano and the entire cities of Hiratsuka and Isehara were formerly part of Naka District .
As of 2009, the district had an estimated population of 62,522 and a density of 2,380 persons per km2 . The total area was 26.26 km2 .
Towns and villages
History
Historic map of Naka District
Naka District was one of the four subdivisions of Sagami Province established by the later Hōjō clan of Odawara during the Sengoku period . In the Edo period , it was nominally part of Odawara Domain , although large portions were tenryō territory controlled by the shōgun in Edo through various hatamoto .
Timeline
After the Meiji Restoration and with the establishment of the district system in 1878, the territory came under the control of Ōsumi District (大住郡 , Ōsumi-gun ) and Yurugi District (淘綾郡 , Yurugi-gun ) . On March 26, 1896, these two districts were joined to form the modern Naka District, which initially consisted of five towns and 23 villages. Hiratsuka was elevated to city status in 1932, followed by Hadano in 1955 and Isehara in 1971.
Merger table
before 1889
April 1, 1889
1889–1926
1926–1944
1945–1954
1955–1989
1989–Present
Present
Ashigarakami District
Ashigarakami Kamihadano village
Ashigarakami District Kamihadano village
Ashigarakami District Kamihadano village
Ashigarakami District Kamihadano village
July 28, 1955 Nishihadano town
January 1, 1963 merged into Hadano city
Hadano city
Hadano
Ōsumi District
Nishihadano village
Nishihadano village
Nishihadano village
Nishihadano village
Hadano town
Hadano town
Hadano town
Hadano town
January 1, 1955 Hadano city
Kitahadano village
Kitahadano village
Kitahadano village
Kitahadano village
Higashihadano village
Higashihadano village
Higashihadano village
Higashihadano village
Minamihadano village
Minamihadano village
June 1, 1940 Minamihadano town
Minamihadano town
Ōne town
Ōne town
Ōne town
Ōne town
April 15, 1955 merged with Hadano city (except Sanada area)
March 2, 1955 merged with Kaneda village (Sanada area)
October 1, 1957 merged into Hiratsuka city
Hiratsuka city
Hiratsuka
Kaname village
Kaname village
Kaname village
Kaname village
Kaname village
Hiratsuka town
Hiratsuka town
Hiratsuka town
April 1, 1932 Hiratsuka city
Hiratsuka city
Hiratsuka city
Suma village
Suma village
January 1, 1927 Suma town
April 1, 1929 merged into Hiratsuka town
Konaka village
April 1, 1909 Asahi village
Asahi village
July 15, 1954 merged into Hiratsuka city
Yurugi District
Yamashiro village
Ōsumi District
Ōno village
Ōno village
February 11, 1944 Ōno town
Ōno town
Ōno town
September 30, 1956 merged into Hiratsuka city
Toyoda village
Toyoda village
Toyoda village
Toyoda village
April 1, 1956 merged into Ōno town
Kanda village
Kanda village
Kanda village
Kanda village
September 30, 1956 merged into Hiratsuka city
Jōjima village
Jōjima village
Jōjima village
Jōjima village
Kaneda village
Kaneda village
Kaneda village
Kaneda village
Tsuchizawa village
Tsuchizawa village
Tsuchizawa village
Tsuchizawa village
Okazaki village
Okazaki village
Okazaki village
Okazaki village
September 30, 1956 merged into Hiratsuka city (except Mawatari・Ōku areas)
September 30, 1956 merged into Isehara city (Mawatari・Ōku areas)
March 1, 1971 Isehara city
Isehara city
Isehara
Isehara town
Isehara town
Isehara town
December 1, 1954 Isehara town
Isehara town
Naruse village
Naruse village
Naruse village
Ōta village
Ōta village
Ōta village
Takabeya village
Takabeya village
Takabeya village
Ōyama town
Ōyama town
Ōyama town
Hibita village
Hibita village
Hibita village
Aikawa village
Aikawa village
Aikawa village
Aikawa village
July 8, 1955 merged into Atsugi city
Atsugi city
Atsugi
Yurugi District
Ōiso town
Ōiso town
Ōiso town
Ōiso town
December 1, 1954 Ōiso town
Ōiso town
Ōiso town
Ōiso
Kokufu village
Kokufu village
Kokufu village
April 1, 1952 Kokufu town
Azuma village
Azuma village
November 3, 1935 Ninomiya town
Ninomiya town
Ninomiya town
Ninomiya town
Ninomiya
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