Jōbō District, Okayama
(Redirected from Jobou District, Okayama)
Jōbō (上房郡, Jōbō-gun) was a district located in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 16,967 and a density of 69.13 persons per km2. The total area was 245.45 km2.
Towns and villages
[edit]Mergers
[edit]- On October 1, 2004 - the town of Ukan, along with the towns of Bitchū, Kawakami and Nariwa (all from Kawakami District), was merged into the expanded city of Takahashi.
- On October 1, 2004 - the town of Kayō, along with the town of Kamogawa (from Mitsu District), was merged to create the town of Kibichūō. The new town belongs to the newly created Kaga District, founded upon this merger.
- On March 31, 2005 - the town of Hokubō, along the towns of Katsuyama, Kuse, Ochiai and Yubara, and the villages of Chūka, Kawakami, Mikamo and Yatsuka (all from Maniwa District), was merged to create the city of Maniwa.[1][2] Jōbō District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
References
[edit]- ^ "真庭市の概要 - 真庭市公式ホームページ". Maniwa City. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
真庭市は、平成17年3月31日に当時の真庭郡勝山町、落合町、湯原町、久世町、美甘村、川上村、八束村、中和村及び上房郡北房町の9町村が合併して誕生しました。
- ^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 [Annual Report on Population Movement in the Basic Resident Register] (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 147.
Hokubo-cho, Katsuyama-cho, Ochiai-cho, Yubara-cho, Kuse-cho, Mikamo-son, Kawakami-son, Yatsuka-son and Chuka-son were incorporated into a newly established Maniwa-shi as of March 31, 2005.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
 | This Okayama Prefecture location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |