Ishikawa District, Ishikawa

Former district in Ishikawa prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

[a]
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]

See also

List of dissolved districts of Japan

References

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