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Here is a list of mergers in
Kōchi Prefecture,
Japan since the Heisei era.
Mergers from April 1, 1999 to Present
- On October 1, 2004 - the former town of
Ino absorbed the village of
Gohoku (both from
Agawa District), and the village of
Hongawa (from
Tosa District) to create the new town of
Ino (in
Agawa District).
- On January 1, 2005 - the villages of
Kagami and
Tosayama (both from
Tosa District) were merged into the expanded city of
Kōchi.
- On February 1, 2005 - the villages of
Hayama and
Higashitsuno (both from
Takaoka District) were merged to create the town of
Tsuno.
- On April 10, 2005 - the city of
Nakamura was merged with the village of
Nishitosa (from
Hata District) to create the city of
Shimanto.
- On August 1, 2005 - the town of
Ikegawa, and the village of
Agawa (both from
Agawa District), and the village of
Niyodo (from
Takaoka District) were merged to create the town of
Niyodogawa (in
Agawa District).
- On January 1, 2006 - the village of
Ōnomi (from
Takaoka District) was merged into the expanded town of
Nakatosa.
- On March 1, 2006 - the towns of
Akaoka,
Kagami,
Noichi and
Yasu, and the village of
Yoshikawa (all from
Kami District) were merged to create the city of
Kōnan.
- On March 1, 2006 - the towns of
Kahoku and
Tosayamada, and the village of
Monobe (all from
Kami District) were merged to create the city of
Kami.
Kami District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
- On March 20, 2006 - the town of
Kubokawa (from
Takaoka District), the town of
Taishō, and the village of
Towa (from
Hata District) were merged to create the town of
Shimanto (in
Takaoka District).
- On March 20, 2006 - the towns of
Ōgata and
Saga (both from
Hata District) were merged to create the town of
Kuroshio.
- On January 1, 2008 - the town of
Haruno (from
Agawa District) was merged into the expanded city of
Kōchi.
Planned/Future Mergers