Asa District, Yamaguchi

• On November 1, 2004, the town of Kusunoki was merged into the expanded city of Ube.
• On March 22, 2005, the town of San'yō was merged with the city of Onoda merged.

  History

Timeline

• 737 - Asa District mentioned for the first time in ancient documents.
• 1650 - The administrative divisions of Chōshū Domain - Jae of the stamp has been set up, with a gun, and Osamu Yoshida and Osamu Hunaki stamp-size, is located.
• 1879 - Due to the land reforms, the current Asa District was formed.
• April 1, 1889 - Due to the municipal status enforcement, the villages of Futamatase, Nishi Atsushi, Deai, Ikuta, Fujiyama, Funaki, Kibe, Kōnan, Kotō, Magura, Ono, Sue, Takachiho, Tamaki, Ube and Yoshida.
• September 1, 1917 - The village of Funaki was elevated to town status to become the town of Funaki.
• October 1, 1918 - The village of Nishi Atsushi was renamed and elevated to town status to become the town of Asa.
• April 3, 1920 - The village of Sue was renamed and elevated to town status to become the town of Onoda.
• 1921 - The district government abolished. Since then, the district remain for geographic reasons.
• November 1, 1921 - The village of Ube was elevated to city status to become the city of Ube.
• April 1, 1929 - The village of Deai was merged into the town of Asa.（3 towns, 11 villages）
• August 1, 1931 - The village of Fujiyama was merged into the city of Ube.
• April 1, 1938 - The village of Takachiho was elevated to town status to become the town of Takachiho.
• November 3, 1940 - The towns of Takachiho and Onoda were merged to form the city of Onoda.
• October 20, 1941 - The village of Kōnan was merged into the city of Ube.
• June 1, 1948 - The village of 生田村 was renamed and elevated to town status to become the town of Habu.
• October 1, 1954 - The villages of Kotō、Ono and Futamatase, along with the village of Higashikiwa, were merged into the city of Ube.
• April 1, 1955 - The town of Funaki, and the villages of Kibe and Magura were merged to create the town of Kusunoki.
• July 1, 1955 - The villages of Tamaki and Yoshida were merged into the city of Shimonoseki.
• September 30, 1956 - The towns of Asa and Habu were merged to create the town of San'yō.
• November 1, 2004 - The town of Kusunoki was merged into the expanded city of Ube.
• March 22, 2005 - The town of San'yō was merged with the city of Onoda to create the city of San'yō-Onoda. Asa District was dissolved as a result of this merger.