was a district located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
As of July 1, 2005, the district had an estimated population of 7,927 and the density of 109.72 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area was 72.25 km<sup>2</sup>.
District Timeline
- April 1, 1889 - Due to the municipal status enforcement, the villages of Kushikino, Nishiichiki, Higashiichiki, ShimoijÃ
«in, NakaijÃ
«in, KamijÃ
«in, KÃ
Âriyama, Hioki, Yoshitoshi and Nagayoshi were created within Hioki District. (10villages)
- March 29, 1896 - The district absorbed Ata District and added the villages of Izaku, Tabuse and Ata. (13 villages)
- April 1, 1922 - The village of NakaijÃ
«in was elevated to town status to become the town of IjÃ
«in. (1 town, 12 villages)
- December 1, 1922 - The village of Izaku was elevated to town status to become the town of Izaku. (2 towns, 11 villages)
- April 1. 1930 - The village of Nishiichiki was elevated to gain town status to become the town of Ichiki. (3 towns, 12 villages)
- April 1. 1935 - The village of Kushikino was elevated to town status to become the town of Kushikino. (4 towns, 11 villages)
- April 1. 1937 - The village of Higashiichiki was elevated to town status to become the town of Higashiichiki. (5 towns, 10 villages)
- October 1, 1950 - the town of Kushikino was elevated to city status.
- April 1, 1955: (6 towns, 8 villages)
- The villages of Hioki and Yoshitoshi were merged into the town of Hiyoshi.
- The village of Izaku and the town of Nagayoshi were merged into the town of Fukiage.
- September 30, 1956: (7 towns, 1 village)
- The village of ShimoIjÃ
«in was splite into the towns of Higashiichiki, IjÃ
«in, Hiyoshi and KÃ
Âriyama (respectively).
- The village of KÃ
Âriyama was elevated to town status to become the town of KÃ
Âriyama.
- The villages of Tabuse and Ata were merged into the town of KinpÃ
Â.
- April 1, 1960 - The village of KamiijÃ
«in was elevated to town status to become the town of Matsumoto.(8 towns)
- November 1, 2004 - the towns of KÃ
Âriyama and Matsumoto, along with the town of Kiire (from Ibusuki District), and the towns of Sakurajima and Yoshida (both from Kagoshima District), were merged into the expanded city of Kagoshima.
- May 1, 2005 - the towns of Fukiage, Higashiichiki, Hiyoshi and IjÃ
«in were merged to create the city of Hioki.
- October 11, 2005 - the town of Ichiki was merged with the city of Kushikino to create the city of Ichikikushikino.
- November 7, 2005 - the town of KinpÃ
Â, along with the city of Kaseda, and the towns of Bonotsu, Kasasa and Ã
Âura (all from Kawanabe District), was merged to create city of Minamisatsuma. Hioki District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
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