Yuri District ( 由利郡 , Yuri-gun ) was a rural district located in southern Akita Prefecture , Japan .
4-477: On October 1, 2005, the towns of Kisakata , Konoura and Nikaho were merged to create the city of Nikaho . Therefore, Yuri District was dissolved as a result of this merger. The area of Yuri Distinct was formerly part of Dewa Province , which was divided into the provinces of Ugo Province and Uzen Province following the Meiji restoration on January 19, 1869, with the area of Yuri becoming part of Ugo Province. At
8-489: The time, the area consisted of one town and 101 villages formerly under the control of Honjō Domain , one town and 70 villages formerly under the control of Kameda Domain , 45 villages formerly under the control of Yashima Domain , 9 villages that were tenryō territory directly administered by the Tokugawa shogunate, and 4 villages under the control of hatamoto retainers of Honjō Domain and Yashima Domain. Akita Prefecture
12-550: The town had an estimated population of 12,836 and a density of 103.50 persons per km . The total area was 124.02 km . On October 1, 2005, Kisakata, along with the town of Konoura , was merged into the town of Nikaho (all from Yuri District ) to become the city of Nikaho . The poet Bashō visited Kisakata as part of his 1689 travels in Honshū , and composed a famous waka about Kisakata's islands. However, an eruption of Mount Chōkai and Kisakata earthquake in 1804 caused
16-524: Was founded on December 13, 1871. With the establishment of the municipality system on December 23, 1878, Yuri District, with three towns (Honjō, Kameda and Yashima) and 28 villages was established. 39°23′6″N 140°02′51″E / 39.38500°N 140.04750°E / 39.38500; 140.04750 Kisakata, Akita Kisakata ( 象潟町 , Kisakata-machi ) was a town located in Yuri District , Akita Prefecture , Japan . In 2003,
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