Ishikawa District, Ishikawa

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Ishikawa (石川郡, Ishikawa-gun) was a district located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

As of February 2011, the district had an estimated population of 51,976 with a density of 3,830 persons per km². The total area was 13.56 km².

Municipalities

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Prior to its dissolution, the district consisted of only one town:

Nonoichi^[a]

Notes

^ Classified as a town.

History

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Map showing original extent of Ishikawa District in Ishikawa Prefecture:

* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period}

District Timeline

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Recent mergers

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On February 1, 2005 - The towns of Mikawa and Tsurugi, and the villages of Kawachi, Oguchi, Shiramine, Torigoe and Yoshinodani were merged with the city of Mattō to form the city of Hakusan.^[1]

On November 11, 2011 - The town of Nonoichi was elevated to city status to become the city of Nonoichi. Therefore, Ishikawa District was dissolved as a result of this merger.^[2]

References

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^ "市町村合併｜白山市公式ホームページ". 白山市公式ホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
^ 野々市町5万人達成 11月市制施行 Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine by Hokkoku Shimbun, February 15, 2011(in Japanese)

v t e Ishikawa Prefecture
Kanazawa (capital)
Core city	Kanazawa
Cities	Hakui Hakusan Kaga Kahoku Komatsu Nanao Nomi Nonoichi Suzu Wajima
Districts	Hakui District Hōdatsushimizu Shika Hōsu District Anamizu Noto Kahoku District Tsubata Uchinada Kashima District Nakanoto Nomi District Kawakita
Former Districts	Enuma District Fugeshi District Ishikawa District Suzu District
List of mergers in Ishikawa Prefecture