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Here is a list of mergers in
Shimane Prefecture ,
Japan since the Heisei era.
Mergers from April 1, 1999 to Present
On October 1, 2004 - the town of
Saigō , and the villages of
Fuse ,
Goka and
Tsuma (all from
Oki District ) were merged to create the town of
Okinoshima .
On October 1, 2004 - the towns of
Iwami and
Mizuho , and the village of
Hasumi (all from
Ōchi District ) were merged to create the town of
Ōnan .
On October 1, 2004 - the town of
Ōchi , and the village of
Daiwa (both from
Ōchi District ) were merged to create the town of
Misato .
On October 1, 2004 - the town of
Sakurae (from
Ōchi District ) was merged into the expanded city of
Gōtsu .
On October 1, 2004 - the old city of
Yasugi absorbed the towns of
Hakuta and
Hirose (both from
Nogi District ) to create the new and expanded city of
Yasugi .
Nogi District was dissolved as a result.
On November 1, 2004 - the towns of
Daitō ,
Kamo and
Kisuki (all from
Ōhara District ), and the towns of
Kakeya and
Mitoya , and the village of
Yoshida (all from
Iishi District ) were merged to create the city of
Unnan .
Ōhara District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
On November 1, 2004 - the towns of
Hikimi and
Mito (both from
Mino District ) were merged into the expanded city of
Masuda .
Mino District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
On January 1, 2005 - the towns of
Akagi and
Tonbara (both from
Iishi District ) were merged to create the town of
Iinan .
On March 22, 2005 - the old city of
Izumo absorbed the city of
Hirata , and the towns of
Koryō ,
Sada ,
Taisha and
Taki (all from
Hikawa District ) to create the new and expanded city of
Izumo .
On January 31, 2005 - the towns of
Nita and
Yokota (both from
Nita District ) were merged to create the town of
Okuizumo .
On March 31, 2005 - the old city of
Matsue absorbed the towns of
Kashima ,
Mihonoseki ,
Shimane ,
Shinji ,
Tamayu and
Yatsuka , and the village of
Yakumo (all from
Yatsuka District ) to create the new and expanded city of
Matsue .
On September 25, 2005 - the town of
Nichihara (from
Kanoashi District ) was merged into the expanded town of
Tsuwano .
On October 1, 2005 - the village of
Kakinoki , and the town of
Muikaichi (both from
Kanoashi District ) were merged to create the town of
Yoshika .
On October 1, 2005 - the old city of
Ōda absorbed the towns of
Nima and
Yunotsu (both from
Nima District ) to create the new and expanded city of
Ōda .
Nima District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
On October 1, 2005 - the old city of
Hamada absorbed the towns of
Asahi ,
Kanagi ,
Misumi and
Yasaka (all from
Naka District ) to create the new and expanded city of
Hamada .
Naka District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
On August 1, 2011 - the town of
Higashiizumo (from
Yatsuka District ) was merged into the expanded city of
Matsue .
Yatsuka District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
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On October 1, 2011 - the town of
Hikawa (from
Hikawa District ) was merged into the expanded city of
Izumo .
Hikawa District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
Planned/Future Mergers
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(March 2013 )
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