On April 1, 2002 - the village of Tomigusuku was elevated to city status.
On April 1, 2005 - the cities of
Gushikawa and
Ishikawa were merged with the towns of
Katsuren and
Yonashiro (both from
Nakagami District) to create the city of Uruma. Prior to the merger, both Gushikawa and Ishikawa were forced to merge into one city because both cities were not making enough revenues for the prefecture.