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Here is a list of mergers in
Fukushima Prefecture,
Japan since the Heisei era.
Mergers from April 1, 1999 to Present
- On November 1, 2004 - the village of
Kitaaizu (from
Kitaaizu District) was merged into the expanded city of
Aizuwakamatsu.
Kitaaizu District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
- On March 1, 2005 - the towns of
Funehiki,
Ōgoe,
Takine and
Tokiwa, and village of
Miyakoji (all from
Tamura District), were merged to create the city of
Tamura.
- On April 1, 2005 - the town of
Naganuma, and the village of
Iwase (both from
Iwase District) were merged into the expanded city of
Sukagawa.
- On October 1, 2005 - the towns of
Aizuhongō and
Aizutakada, and the village of
Niitsuru (all from
Ōnuma District), were merged to create the town of
Aizumisato.
- On November 1, 2005 - the town of
Kawahigashi (from
Kawanuma District) was merged into the expanded city of
Aizuwakamatsu.
- On November 7, 2005 - the old city of
Shirakawa absorbed the villages of
Higashi,
Omotegō and
Taishin (all from
Nishishirakawa District) to create the new and expanded city of
Shirakawa.
- On December 1, 2005 - the old city of
Nihonmatsu absorbed the towns of
Adachi,
Iwashiro and
Tōwa (all from
Adachi District) to create the new and expanded city of
Nihonmatsu.
- On January 1, 2006 - the towns of
Date absorbed the towns of
Hobara,
Ryōzen,
Tsukidate and
Yanagawa (all from
Date District) to create the city of
Date.
- On January 1, 2006 - the city of
Haramachi merged with the towns of
Kashima and
Odaka (both from
Sōma District) to create the city of
Minamisōma.
- On January 4, 2006 - the towns of
Shiokawa and
Yamato, and the villages of
Atsushiokanō and
Takasato (all from
Yama District) were merged into the expanded city of
Kitakata.
- On March 20, 2006 - the town of
Tajima, and the villages of
Ina,
Nangō and
Tateiwa (all from
Minamiaizu District) were merged to create the town of
Minamiaizu.
- On January 1, 2007 - the former town of
Motomiya absorbed the village of
Shirasawa (both from
Adachi District) to create the city of
Motomiya.
- On July 1, 2008 - the town of
Iino (from
Date District) was merged into the expanded city of
Fukushima.