Mitsu District, Okayama

Mitsu District (御津郡, Mitsu-gun) was a district located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 22,923. The total area was 345.10 km2.

On April 1, 1900, the district was founded after the mergers of Mino and Tsudaka Districts. [citation needed]

Towns and villages once part of the district

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Due to the mergers, the following towns have been dissolved since the 1970s.

  • Ichinomiya - Merged into the city of Okayama on January 8, 1971
  • Tsudaka - Merged into the city of Okayama on January 8, 1971
  • Kamogawa
  • Mitsu
  • Takebe

Mergers

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  • On January 22, 2007 - the town of Takebe, along with the town of Seto (from Akaiwa District), was merged into the expanded city of Okayama. Mitsu District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

References

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  1. ^ "岡山県における市町村合併の状況 - 岡山県ホームページ(市町村課)". 岡山県. Retrieved 2024-02-14.