Minamitama District, Tokyo

History

• Minamitama District was created in 1878 and initially consisted of more than 120 subdivisions.
• When the modern municipality system was set up in 1889, Miniamitama District consisted of one town and 19 villages.
• In 1893, Minamitama District was transferred from Kanagawa Prefecture to Tokyo Prefecture; alongside Nishitama and Kitatama Districts. Higashitama District had been part of Tokyo since its creation. Several villages within Minamitama were promoted to towns over the decades.
• The first loss of territory came in 1917 when Hachiōji was elevated city status.
• In 1941, Komiyama was merged into Hachiōji followed by another six municipalities in 1955.
• In 1958, Machida Town absorbed three villages to become Machida City.
• In 1963, Hino Town was elevated to city status after previously merging with other villages.
• In 1964, the merger of the village of Yugi into Hachiōji left Minamitama District with only two remaining municipalities: the towns of Tama and Inagi. Both were elevated to city status on November 1, 1971.

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