Minamikoma District, Yamanashi

{{Short description|Rural district located in southern Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan}}

{{nihongo|Minamikoma|南巨摩郡|Minamikoma-gun}} is a rural district located in southern Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

As of 1 October 2020, the district had an estimated population of 33,136 with a density of 33,65 persons per km². The total area is 984.8 km².{{Cite web |title=Minamikoma (District (-gun), Yamanashi, Japan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/japan/admin/yamanashi/19360__minamikoma/ |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}

Municipalities

The district consists of four towns:

Fujikawa{{efn|group=lau|name=town|Classified as a town.}}
Hayakawa{{efn|group=lau|name=town}}
Minobu{{efn|group=lau|name=town}}
Nanbu{{efn|group=lau|name=town}}

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History

=District Timeline=

Minamikoma District was founded from the split of Koma District during the early Meiji period establishment of the municipalities system on July 22, 1878 and initially consisted of 22 villages.

=Recent mergers=

On March 1, 2003 - The town of Tomizawa was merged into the expanded town of Nanbu.
On September 13, 2004 - The towns of Nakatomi and Shimobe (from Nishiyatsushiro District) were merged into the expanded town of Minobu.
On March 8, 2010 - The towns of Masuho and Kajikazawa were merged to form the new town of Fujikawa.{{Cite book |last=矢野恒太記念会 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tdVOEAAAQBAJ |title=データでみる県勢2022: 日本国勢図会地域統計版 |date=2021-12-01 |publisher=矢野恒太記念会 |isbn=978-4-87549-347-1 |pages=504 |language=ja |quote=2010 年 3 月 8 日山梨県増穂町、鰍沢町が合併、富士川町に。}}

References

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Category:Districts in Yamanashi Prefecture

Category:1878 establishments in Japan