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Usu
(
有珠郡
,
Usu-gun
)
is a
district
located in
Iburi Subprefecture
,
Hokkaido
,
Japan
. As of March, 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 3,009 and a density of 14.7 persons/km
2
. The total area is 205.04 km
2
.
The district has only one town.
Timeline
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- July 1, 1900 - Due to the Hokkaido 1st class municipal status enforcement, the village of Date was formed within Usu District. (1 village)
- April 1, 1915 - Due to the Hokkaido 2nd class municipal status enforcement, the village of S?betsu was formed within Usu District. (2 villages)
- 1916 - Population: 21,011.
Malaria
Patients: 20.
- April 1, 1919 - Due to the S?betsu, Hokkaido 2nd class municipal status enforcement, the village of Tokushunbetsu was formed within Usu District. (3 villages)
- June 1920 - Parts of the village of Tokushunbetsu merged into the village of Kimobetsu,
Abuta District
(now the town of
Kimobetsu
).
- August 1, 1925 - The village of Date became the 1st class town of Date. (1 town, 2 villages)
- April 1, 1939 - The village of S?betsu became the 1st class village.
- June 1, 1943 - 1st and 2nd class municipal status abolished. The village of Tokushunbetu became an officially designated village, according to the Ministry of Interior.
- October 5, 1946 - Designated municipal status enforcement abolished.
- September 1, 1950 - The village of Tokushunbetsu was renamed
?taki
.
- January 1, 1962 - The village of S?betsu gained town status to become the town of S?betsu. (2 towns, 1 village)
- April 1, 1972 - The town of Date gained city status to become the city of
Date
. (1 town, 1 village)
- March 1, 2006 - The village of ?taki merged into the city of Date.
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(1 town)
References
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42°34′23″N
140°56′46″E
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42.573°N 140.946°E
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42.573; 140.946