Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi
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| established_date = July 22, 1878
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{{expand Japanese|topic=geo|南都留郡|date=April 2023}}
{{nihongo|Minamitsuru|南都留郡|Minamitsuru-gun}} is a rural district located in southeastern Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
As of 1 October 2020, the district had an estimated population of 48,970 with a density of 116,3 persons per km2. The total area was 421 km2.{{Cite web |title=Minamitsuru (District (-gun), Yamanashi, Japan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/japan/admin/yamanashi/19420__minamitsuru/ |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}
Municipalities
The districts consists of two towns and four villages:
- Dōshi{{efn|group=lau|name=vill|Classified as a village.}}
- Fujikawaguchiko{{efn|group=lau|name=town|Classified as a town.}}
- Narusawa{{efn|group=lau|name=vill}}
- Nishikatsura{{efn|group=lau|name=town}}
- Oshino{{efn|group=lau|name=vill}}
- Yamanakako{{efn|group=lau|name=vill}}
;Notes:
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History
File:Yamanashi MinamiTsuru-gun.png:
* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period
* green - current borders
{{olist |Dōshi-mura |Nishikatsura-machi |Oshino-mura |Yamanakako-mura |Narusawa-mura |Fujikawaguchiko-machi}}]]
File:Yamanashi MinamiTsuru-gun 1889.png
The district formerly included the cities of Fujiyoshida, Tsuru and a portion of the city of Uenohara.
=District Timeline=
Minamitsuru District was founded during the early Meiji period establishment of the municipalities system on July 22, 1878 and initially consisted of 21 villages.
=Recent mergers=
- On November 15, 2003 - The town of Kawaguchiko, and the villages of Katsuyama and Ashiwada were merged to form the town of Fujikawaguchiko
- On February 13, 2005 - The village of Akiyama was merged with the former town of Uenohara (from Kitatsuru District) to form the new city of Uenohara.
- On March 1, 2006 - The town of Fujikawaguchiko absorbed parts of the village of Kamikuishiki (from Nishiyatsushiro District), consisting of the sections of Fujigane, Motosu and Shoji.
References
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