Map of Aichi District in Aichi Prefecture
Aichi
(
愛知郡
,
Aichi-gun
)
is a rural
district
located just east of
Nagoya
in central western
Aichi Prefecture
,
Japan
.
As of October 1, 2019, the district had an estimated
population
of 44,109 with a
density
of 2,446 persons per km
2
. Its total area was 18.03 km
2
.
Municipalities
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The district consists of one town:
- Notes
History
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Map showing original extent of Aichi District in
Aichi Prefecture
:
* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period
Colored areas are in this district.
Aichi District was one of the ancient subdivisions of
Owari Province
, and its name (under a variety of spellings) appears in
Nara period
records and artifacts recovered from the ruins of
Heij?-ky?
Palace. It was occasionally referred to as "Ayuchi"
(
年魚市、年魚道、吾湯市、阿由知、阿育知
)
, although the present name appears to have become standard after the middle of the
Edo period
. During the
Sengoku period
, this area was the stronghold of the
Oda clan
and was the birthplace of
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
. After the establishment of the
Tokugawa Shogunate
, it came under the control of
Owari Domain
.
District Timeline
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Following the
Meiji Restoration
, in 1871, former
Owari Domain
was renamed
Nagoya Prefecture
. However, for reasons still unclear, the name was changed to
Aichi Prefecture
. With the formal establishment of the municipality system on October 1, 1887, the modern Aichi District was established, with two towns (
Atsuta
and Narumi) and 46 villages. Yobitsugi was raised to town status on July 12, 1897, followed by Chikusa on February 13, 1902, and Aichi on December 10, 1904. In a major cadastral reorganization in 1906?1907, the number of remaining villages was reduced from 41 to 16, and the town of Atsuta was annexed by the city of Nagoya. The town of Shimonoisshiki was created on July 6, 1917. In another cadastral reform in 1921, the number of villages was reduced from 16 to 7, with the towns of Aichi and Yobitsugi annexed by Nagoya. The city of Nagoya further annexed Shimonoisshiki in March 1937, leaving the district with one town and 7 villages at the eve of World War II.
On February 11, 1955, the village of Hanyama merged into the city of
Seto
. Later that year, on April 5, 1955, the village of Chotaka merged into
Chikusa-ku
,
Nagoya
. The village of Tempaku (later
Tempaku-ku
) merged into
Showa-ku
,
Nagoya
. On January 1, 1957 Toyoake gained town status, following by Nisshin on January 1, 1958. On April 1, 1963 Narumi merged into
Midori-ku
,
Nagoya
.
T?g? gained town status on April 1, 1970, followed by Nagakute on April 1, 1971.
Toyoake
was elevated to city status on August 1, 1972, followed by
Nisshin
on October 1, 1994.
Recent mergers
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- On January 4, 2012 - The town of
Nagakute
gained city status to become the city of Nagakute.
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References
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External links
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35°09′N
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