Minamikoma District, Yamanashi

Minamikoma (南巨摩郡, Minamikoma-gun) is a rural district located in southern Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

Map showing original extent of Minamikoma District in dark green, with areas added since 2000 in light green:

Hayakawa
Minobu
Nanbu
Fujikawa

As of 1 October 2020, the district had an estimated population of 33,136 with a density of 33,65 persons per km². The total area is 984.8 km².^[1]

Municipalities

The district consists of four towns:

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Classified as a town.

History

District Timeline

Minamikoma District was founded from the split of Koma District during the early Meiji period establishment of the municipalities system on July 22, 1878 and initially consisted of 22 villages.

Recent mergers

On March 1, 2003 - The town of Tomizawa was merged into the expanded town of Nanbu.
On September 13, 2004 - The towns of Nakatomi and Shimobe (from Nishiyatsushiro District) were merged into the expanded town of Minobu.
On March 8, 2010 - The towns of Masuho and Kajikazawa were merged to form the new town of Fujikawa.^[2]

References

^ "Minamikoma (District (-gun), Yamanashi, Japan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
^ 矢野恒太記念会 (2021-12-01). データでみる県勢2022: 日本国勢図会地域統計版 (in Japanese). 矢野恒太記念会. p. 504. ISBN 978-4-87549-347-1. 2010 年 3 月 8 日山梨県増穂町、鰍沢町が合併、富士川町に。

35°25′01″N 138°24′43″E / 35.417°N 138.412°E / 35.417; 138.412

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[town-2] Classified as a town.

[1] "Minamikoma (District (-gun), Yamanashi, Japan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-10-13.

[3] 矢野恒太記念会 (2021-12-01). データでみる県勢2022: 日本国勢図会地域統計版 (in Japanese). 矢野恒太記念会. p. 504. ISBN 978-4-87549-347-1. 2010 年 3 月 8 日山梨県増穂町、鰍沢町が合併、富士川町に。

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