Nei District, Toyama

Map showing original extent of Nei District in Toyama Prefecture:

* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period

Colored areas are in this district.

Nei (婦負郡, Nei-gun) was a district located in Toyama Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 61,601 with a density of 159.56 persons per km^2. The total area is 386.06 km^2.

Municipalities

Prior to its dissolution, the district consisted of two towns and two villages:

• Fuchū[a]
• Hosoiri[b]
• Yamada[b]
• Yatsuo[a]

History

District Timeline

Recent mergers

• On April 1, 2005 - The towns of Fuchū and Yatsuo, and the villages of Hosoiri and Yamada, along with the towns of Ōsawano and Ōyama (both from Kaminiikawa District), were merged into the expanded city of Toyama.[1] Therefore, Nei District and Kaminiikawa District were both dissolved as the result of this merger.

See also

• List of dissolved districts of Japan

Notes

1. Classified as a town.
2. Classified as a village.

References

1. "総務省｜令和2年版　地方財政白書｜資料編　〔附属資料〕　昭和60年度以降の市町村合併の実績" [Record of Municipal Mergers Since Showa 60]. 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-28.