(Japan > Hiroshima Prefecture > Ashina District)
was one of the districts located in Hiroshima Prefecture until 2003. The district was created on October 1, 1898, when both Ashida and Honji districts merged. On February 3, 2003, the last town, Shin'ichi (æÂ°å¸Âçº; -chÃ
Â) was merged into Fukuyama and the district dissolved. Currently, the district is now part of the cities of Fukuyama and FuchÃ
«, and the town of JinsekikÃ
Âgen in Jinseki District.
The towns and villages at the time of the creation of Ashina District (as of October 1, 1898)
âÂȉ is for the towns and villages of Ashida District and â is for the towns and villages of Honji District.
- âÂÂFuchÃ
« (åºÂä¸Âçº)
- âÂÂAji (é¿åÂÂæÂÂ)
- âÂÂAbiki (ç¶²å¼ÂæÂÂ)
- âÂÂArima (æÂÂ磨æÂÂ)
- âÂÂIwatani (岩谷æÂÂ)
- âÂÂEra (æ±Âè¯æÂÂ)
- âÂÂKawasa (æ²³ä½ÂæÂÂ)
- âÂÂKinoyama (æÂ¨éÂÂå±±æÂÂ)
- âÂÂKuramitsu (Ã¥ÂÂÃ¥Â
ÂæÂÂ)
- âÂÂKuribu (æ ÂçÂÂæÂÂ)
- âÂÂKuwagi (æ¡ÂæÂ¨æÂÂ)
- âÂÂKokufu (å½åºÂæÂÂ)
- âÂÂShin'ichi (æÂ°å¸ÂæÂÂ)
- âÂÂChikata (è¿Âç°æÂÂ)
- âÂÂTsunekanemaru (常éÂÂ丸æÂÂ)
- âÂÂDeguchi (åºå£æÂÂ)
- âÂÂTode (æÂ¸æÂÂæÂÂ)
- âÂÂNakashima (ä¸Âå³¶æÂÂ)
- âÂÂHattori (æÂÂ鍿ÂÂ)
- âÂÂHirotani (åºÂè°·æÂÂ)
- âÂÂFukusÃ
 (ç¦Âç¸æÂÂ)
- âÂÂFujio (è¤尾æÂÂ)
- âÂÂBÃ
Âji (Ã¥ÂÂ寺æÂÂ)
- âÂÂManagura (ä¸Âè½åÂÂæÂÂ)
- âÂÂMukabagi (è¡Â縢æÂÂ)
- âÂÂMubeyama (å®Âå±±æÂÂ)
(Total of 1 town and 25 villages)
Timeline
- October 1, 1898 The district formed by the mergers of both Ashida and Honji Districts (1 town, 25 villages).
- January 1, 1907 The village of Shin'ichi gained town status to become the town of Shin'ichi (2 towns, 24 villages).
- February 1, 1913 The villages of Kinoyama, Kuwagi, and Mukabagi merged to form the village of TaishÃ
 (2 towns, 22 villages).
- July 1, 1913 The village of Deguchi gained town status to become the town of Deguchi (3 towns, 21 villages).
- July 1, 1913 The villages of Era, Kuramitsu, Nakashima, BÃ
Âji, and Managura merged to form the village of Ekiya (3 towns, 17 villages).
- April 1, 1923 The town of FuchÃ
« absorbed parts of Habu (Ã¥ÂÂçÂÂ) in the village of Kuribu (3 towns, 17 villages).
- February 1, 1925 The towns of Deguchi and FuchÃ
« merged to form the town of FuchÃ
« (2 towns, 17 villages).
- November 3, 1947 The village of Ekiya gained town status to become the town of Ekiya (3 towns, 16 villages).
- April 1, 1949 The village of Shimokawabe from Mitsugi District merged into Ashina District (3 towns, 17 villages).
- July 1, 1949 The town of Takabuchi from Jinseki District (now the town of JinsekikÃ
Âgen) absorbs Kuwagi from the village of TaishÃ
 (3 towns, 17 villages).
- September 1, 1949 The town of Shin'ichi absorbs Sagata (ç¸æÂ¹) from the village of FukusÃ
 (3 towns, 17 villages).
- March 31, 1954 The town of FuchÃ
« and the villages of Iwatani, Kuribu, Kokufu, Shimokawabe, and Hirotani merged and gained city status to become the city of FuchÃ
« (2 towns, 12 villages).
- January 1, 1955 The town of Ekiya and the villages of Chikata, Hattori, and Mubeyama merged to form the town of Ekiya (2 towns, 9 villages).
- February 1, 1955 The town of Shin'ichi and the villages of Abiki, Tsunekanemaru, and Tode merged to form the town of Shin'ichi (2 towns, 6 villages).
- March 17, 1955 The villages of Aji and TaishÃ
 each absorbs parts of Tobe in the town of JÃ
Âge in KÃ
Ânu District (now the city of FuchÃ
«) (2 towns, 6 villages).
- March 31, 1955 The villages of Aji and TaishÃ
 merged to form the village of KyÃ
Âwa (Ã¥Â
±åÂÂæÂÂ, changed the Kanji to "Ã¥ÂÂÃ¥ÂÂæÂÂ" during the same day) (2 towns, 5 villages).
- April 1, 1955 The villages of Arima and FukusÃ
 merged to form the town of Ashida. (3 towns, 3 villages).
- September 30, 1956 The village of Kawasa merged into the city of FuchÃ
« (3 towns, 2 villages).
- September 30, 1956 The town of Ekiya absorbed HÃ
ÂjÃ
Âji in village of KahÃ
 from Fukayasu District all but the parts of the areas merged into the town of Kamo in Fukayasu District (parts of Torigoe) (now the city of Fukuyama) (3 towns, 2 villages).
- July 1, 1959 The village of Fujio splits and merged into the town of Shin'ichi and the town of Sanwa in Jinseki District (now the town of JinsekikÃ
Âgen) (3 towns, 1 village).
- April 1, 1974 The town of Ashida merged into the city of Fukuyama (2 towns, 1 village).
- February 1, 1975 The town of Ekiya merged into the city of Fukuyama (1 town, 1 village).
- February 1, 1975 The village of KyÃ
Âwa merged into the city of FuchÃ
« (1 town).
- February 3, 2003 The city of Fukuyama absorbs the town of Shin'ichi. Ashina District dissolved as a result.
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