Ishikawa District, Ishikawa

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

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

Nonoichi^[a]

Notes

^ Classified as a town.

History

Map showing original extent of Ishikawa District in Ishikawa Prefecture:

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

Colored areas are in this district.

District Timeline

Recent mergers

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

^ "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)

36°32′24″N 136°36′36″E / 36.54000°N 136.61000°E / 36.54000; 136.61000

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[town-1] Classified as a town.

[2] "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.

[3] 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)

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