Higashi-Katsushika District, Chiba

Area

• The following cities was part of this district at the time of founding:
• * Urayasu, Ichikawa, Matsudo, Nagareyama, Noda, Kamagaya, large parts of Funabashi, Kashiwa
• The following cities was part of Minamisōma District :
• * Abiko, Kashiwa

  History

Timeline

• April 1, 1897 - The district absorbed Minamisōma District.
• September 1, 1909 - The village of Urayasu was elevated to town status.
• October 10, 1914
• * The villages of Chiyoda and Toyoshiki were merged to create the village of Chiyoda.
• * The villages of Tanaka and Toyofuta were merged to create the village of Tanaka.
• August 10, 1924 - The village of Nakayama was elevated to town status.
• September 15, 1926 - The village of Chiyoda was elevated to town status and was renamed to Kashiwa.
• January 1, 1931 - The village of Katsushika was elevated to town status.
• April 1, 1933 - The town of Matsudo, and the village of Mei were merged to create the town of Matsudo.
• November 3, 1934 - The towns of Ichikawa, Yawata, Nakayama, and the village of Kokubun were merged to create the city of Ichikawa.
• April 1, 1937 - The towns of Funabashi and Katsushika, and the villages of Yasaka, Hoden, and Tsukada were merged to create the city of Funabashi.
• April 15, 1937 - The village of Minamigyotoku was elevated to town status.
• April 1, 1938 - The village of Yabashira was merged into the town of Matsudo.
• April 1, 1943 - The town of Matsudo, and the villages of Mabashi and Takagi were merged to create the city of Matsudo.
• November 3, 1949 - The village of Ogashiwa was merged into the city of Ichikawa.
• May 3, 1950 - The town of Noda, and the villages of Asahi, Shichifuku, and Umesato were merged to create the city of Noda.
• April 1, 1951 - The town of Nagareyama, and the villages of Yagi and Shinkawa were merged to creare the town of Edogawa.
• January 1, 1952 - The town of Edogawa was renamed to Nagareyama.
• September 1, 1954 - The towns of Kogane and Kashiwa, and the villages of Tuchi and Tanaka were merged to create the city of Tokatsu.
• November 1, 1954 - The village of Tomise broke off and some of its localities were merged into the town of Abiko and the city of Tokatsu.
• March 30, 1955 - The villages of Kazahaya and Tega were merged to create the village of Shōnan.
• March 31, 1955 - The town of Gyotoku was merged into the city of Ichikawa.
• April 29, 1955 - The towns of Abiko and Fusa, and the village of Kohoku were merged to create the town of Abiko.
• July 20, 1955 - The town of Sekiyado, and the villages of Kimagase and Futakawa were merged to create the town of Sekido.
• October 1, 1956 - The town of Minamigyotoku was merged into the city of Ichikawa.
• April 1, 1957 - The villages of Fukuda and Kawama were merged into the city of Noba
• August 1, 1958 - The village of Kamagaya was elevated to town status.
• February 1, 1964 - The village of Shōnan was elevated to town status.
• January 1, 1967 - The town of Nagareyama was elevated to city status.
• July 1, 1970 - The town of Abiko was elevated to city status.
• September 1, 1971 - The town of Kamagaya was elevated to city status.
• April 1, 1981 - The town of Urayasu was elevated to city status.
• June 6, 2003 - The town of Sekiyado was merged into the expanded city of Noda.
• March 28, 2005 - The town of Shōnan was merged into the expanded city of Kashiwa. Higashikatsushika District was dissolved as a result of this merger.