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Kami District, Miyagi
Kami (加美郡; -gun) is a district located in Miyagi, Japan.
As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 35,403 and a density of 62.11 persons per km². The total area is 570.05 km².
Towns and villages
History
Kami District is first recorded in the Nara Period as 賀美郡. During the Edo era it was respelled 加美郡
- 1871 Kami District incorporated into Sendai Prefecture (now Miyagi Prefecture)
- 1889 With the creation of the modern municipal system, Nakashiden Town (中新田町), Kōgen? Village (広原村), Naruse? Village (鳴瀬村), Konoda Village (小野田村), Miyazaki Village (宮崎村), Kamiishi? Village (賀美石村), and Shikama Village (色麻村) are established
- 1894 District offices established in Nakashiden Town
- 1926 District offices abolished
- 1943 Konoda Village becomes a town
- 1954 Nakashiden Town, Kōgen Village, Naruse Village merge to form new Nakashiden Town
- 1954 Kamiishi Village, Miyazaki Village merge to form Miyazaki Town
- 1977 Shikama Village becomes a town
- 2003 Nakashiden Town, Konoda Town, Miyazaki Town merge to form Kami Town (加美町)
Last updated: 05-25-2005 06:30:59
03-10-2013 05:06:04
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