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Here is a list of mergers in
Kumamoto Prefecture ,
Japan since the Heisei era.
Mergers before April 1, 1999
Mergers from April 1, 1999 to Present
On April 1, 2003 - the town of
Menda , and the villages of
Fukada ,
Ōkaharu ,
Sue and
Ue (all from
Kuma District ) were merged to create the town of
Asagiri .
On March 31, 2004 - the towns of
Himedo ,
Matsushima ,
Ōyano and
Ryūgatake (all from
Amakusa District ) were merged to create the city of
Kami-Amakusa .
On November 1, 2004 - the towns of
Chūō and
Tomochi (both from
Shimomashiki District ) were merged to create the town of
Misato .
On January 1, 2005 - the town of
Tanoura (from
Ashikita District ) was merged into the expanded town of
Ashikita .
On January 15, 2005 - the towns of
Misumi and
Shiranuhi (both from
Uto District ), and the towns of
Matsubase ,
Ogawa and
Toyono (all from
Shimomashiki District ) were merged to create the city of
Uki .
Uto District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
On January 15, 2005 - the old city of
Yamaga absorbed the towns of
Kahoku ,
Kamoto ,
Kaō and
Kikuka (all from
Kamoto District ) to create the new and expanded city of
Yamaga .
On February 11, 2005 - the former town of Aso absorbed the town of
Ichinomiya , and the village of
Namino (all from
Aso District ) to create the city of
Aso .
On February 11, 2005 - the town of
Yabe , the village of
Seiwa (both from
Kamimashiki District ), and the town of
Soyō (from
Aso District ) were merged to create the town of
Yamato (in
Kamimashiki District ).
On February 13, 2005 - the villages of
Chōyō ,
Hakusui and
Kugino (all from
Aso District ) were merged to create the village of
Minamiaso .
On March 22, 2005 - the old city of
Kikuchi absorbed the towns of
Shichijo and
Shisui , and the village of
Kyokushi (all from
Kikuchi District ) to create the new and expanded city of
Kikuchi .
On August 1, 2005 - the old city of
Yatsushiro absorbed the towns of
Kagami and
Senchō , and the towns of
Izumi ,
Sakamoto and
Tōyō (all from
Yatsushiro District ) to create the new and expanded city of
Yatsushiro .
On October 1, 2005 - the towns of
Miyahara and
Ryūhoku (both from
Yatsushiro District ) were merged to create the town of
Hikawa .
On October 3, 2005 - the old city of
Tamana absorbed the towns of
Taimei ,
Tensui and
Yokoshima (all from
Tamana District ) to create the new and expanded city of
Tamana .
On February 27, 2006 - the former town of Kōshi absorbed the town of
Nishigoshi (both from
Kikuchi District ) to create the city of
Kōshi .
On March 1, 2006 - the towns of
Kikusui and
Mikawa (both from
Tamana District ) were merged to create the town of
Nagomi .
On March 27, 2006 - the former town of
Amakusa absorbed the cities of
Hondo and
Ushibuka , the towns of
Ariake ,
Goshoura ,
Itsuwa ,
Kawaura ,
Kuratake ,
Shinwa and
Sumoto (all from
Amakusa District ) to create the city of
Amakusa .
On October 6, 2008 - the town of
Tomiai (from
Shimomashiki District ) was merged into the expanded city of
Kumamoto .
On March 23, 2010 - the town of
Jōnan (from
Shimomashiki District ), and the town of
Ueki (from
Kamoto District ) was merged into the expanded city of
Kumamoto .
Kamoto District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
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