Isa District, Kagoshima

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Isa (伊佐郡, Isa-gun) was a district located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

As of October 1, 2008, the district had a population of 8,952 with an area of 100.47 km².

The district's area is equivalent to the current city of Isa.

Until the day before the dissolution, the district had one town:

Timeline

March 29, 1896 - Isa District was formed when Kitaisa and Hishikari Districts were merged. The villages of Ōkuchi, Yamano, Hatsuki, Hishikari, Nishitara and Higashitara were formed.
April 1, 1918 - The village of Ōkuchi was elevated to town status to become the town of Ōkuchi. (1 town, 5 villages)
February 11, 1925 - The village of Higashitara was renamed to the village of Honjō.
April 29, 1940 - The village of Hishikari was elevated to town status to become the town of Hishikari. (2 towns, 4 villages)
November 10, 1940 - The village of Yamano was elevated to town status to become the town of Yamano. (3 towns, 3 villages)
April 1, 1954 - The towns of Ōkuchi and Yamano, and the villages of Nishitara and Hatsuki were merged to create the city of Ōkuchi. (1 town, 1 village)
July 15, 1954 - The town of Hishikari, and the village of Honjō were merged to create the town of Hishikari. (1 town)
November 1, 2008 - The town of Hishikari, along with the city of Ōkuchi, was merged to create the city of Isa. Isa District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

旧郡	明治29年3月29日	明治29年 - 大正15年	昭和1年 - 昭和19年	昭和20年 - 昭和63年	平成1年 - 現在	現在
北伊佐郡	大口村	大正7年4月1日町制	大口町	昭和29年4月1日大口市	平成20年11月1日伊佐市	伊佐市
	山野村	山野村	昭和15年11月10日町制
	羽月村	羽月村	羽月村
菱刈郡	西太良村	西太良村	西太良村
	菱刈村	菱刈村	昭和15年4月29日町制	昭和29年7月15日菱刈町
	東太良村	大正14年2月11日改称本城村	本城村	昭和29年7月15日菱刈町

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