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.
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1. - Ōiso, 2. - Ninomiya
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
editHistory
editNaka 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
editAfter 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
editbefore 1889 | April 1, 1889 | 1889–1926 | 1926–1944 | 1945–1954 | 1955–1989 | 1989–Present | Present | ||||
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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 |