Kamo District, Hiroshima

Municipalities as of 1889 Municipal Status enforcement)

• Aga
• Itaki
• Uchinoumi
• Uchinoumiato
• Kanaga
• Kamikurose
• Kawakami
• Kawajiri
• Kumanoato
• Gōda
• Gōhara
• Shitami
• Shimoichi
• Shimokurose
• Shimono
• Shimominaga
• Shōno
• Shiwahori
• Zōga
• Teranishi
• Nakagiri
• Nakakurose
• Nigata
• Nishishiwa
• Nishitakaya
• Nominoo
• Noro
• Hayatahara
• Hara
• Higashishiwa
• Higashitakaya
• Higashino
• Hiro
• Misonou
• Mitsu
• Mitsuguchi
• Yoshikawa
• Yoshitomi
• Yokkaichijirōmaru

  Timeline (April 1, 1889~March 31, 1956)

• April 1, 1889 - Municipal status enforcement. They were 39 villages within the district.
• April 17, 1889 - The village of Shimoichi was renamed and elevated to town status to become the town of Takehara.
• October 1, 1890 - The village of Yokkaichijirōmaru was renamed and elevated to town status to become the town of Saijō.
• April 12, 1893 - The village of Mitsu was elevated to town status to become the town of Mitsu.
• January 1, 1896 - The village of Uchinoumi was elevated to town status to become the town of Uchinoumi.
• May 1, 1897 - The village of Aga was elevated to town status to become the town of Aga.
• January 1, 1907 - The village of Nigata was elevated to town status to become the town of Nigata.
• January 1, 1922 - The village of Kawajiri was elevated to town status to become the town of Kawajiri.
• January 1, 1922 - The town of Mitsuguchi was elevated to town status to become the town of Mitsuguchi.
• April 1, 1928 - The city of Kure absorbed the town of Aga, and the towns of Kegoya and Yoshiura .
• January 1, 1929 - The village of Uchinoumiato was renamed as the village of 安登村.
• July 1, 1939 - The town of Saijō absorbed the villages of Shitami, Misonou, Yoshitomi and Teranishi to create the town of Saijō.
• April 21, 1941 - The village of Kure absorbed the town of Nigata, and the village of Hiro.
• April 1, 1942 - The villages of Nakagiri and Noro were merged to create the village of Noro.
• January 1, 1943 - The town of Mitsu, and the village of Hayatahara were merged with the village of Kidani to create the town of Akitsu.
• January 1, 1944 - The towns of Uchinoumi and Mitsuguchi, and the village of Noro were merged to create the town of Yasuura.
• April 1, 1950 - The localities of Saijōhigashi and Teraie were split from Saijō to become the village of Teranishi.
• June 10, 1950 - The village of Zōga absorbed the village of Tono.
• March 1, 1951 - The village of Kumanoato was moved to Aki District
• April 1, 1952 - The town of Takehara absorbed the village of Shimono to create the town of Takehara.
• April 1, 1952 - The village of Teranishi was elevated to town status to become the town of Teranishi.
• March 31, 1954 - The villages of Nishitakaya and Higashitakaya were merged to create the village of Takaya.
• March 31, 1954 - The villages of Kamikurose, Shimokurose, Nakakurose and Nominoo were merged to create the town of Kurose.
• March 31, 1954 - The town of Takehara absorbed the village of Higashino and the village of Ōnori and parts of the village of Minamigata .
• January 1, 1955 - The town of Saijō absorbed the localities of Shimominaga and Kamiminaga from the village of Kanaga.
• March 31, 1955 - The town of Takehara absorbed the village of Shōno, and the village of Tamari were to create the town of Takehara.
• March 31, 1955 - The town of Kurose absorbed the locality 小多田・国近 from the village of Itaki.
• March 31, 1955 - The town of Saijō absorbed the villages of Gōda and Itaki. At this point, the village of Itaki dissolved.
• March 31, 1955 - The village of Takaya absorbed the village of 小谷村 and was elevated to town status to become the town of Takaya.
• August 1, 1955 - The villages of Shiwahori, Nishishiwa and Higashishiwa were merged to form the town of Shiwa.

  As of March 31, 1956 (before the change to the municipalities within both Kamo and Toyota Districts)

• Akitsu → Moved to Toyota District
• Kawajiri → Moved to Toyota District
• Kurose → Remained in Kamo District
• Saijō → Remained in Kamo District
• Shiwa → Remained in Kamo District
• Takaya → Remained in Kamo District
• Takehara → Moved to Toyota District
• Teranishi → Remained in Kamo District
• Yasuura → Moved to Toyota District
• Ato → Moved to Toyota District
• Kanaga → Moved to Toyota District
• Kawakami → Remained in Kamo District
• Gōhara → Remained in Kamo District
• Zōga → Remained in Kamo District
• Hara → Remained in Kamo District
• Yoshikawa → Remained in Kamo District

  As of April 1, 1956 (after the change to the municipalities within both Kamo and Toyota Districts)

• Kurose
• Kōchi
• Saijō
• Shiwa
• Daiwa
• Takaya
• Teranishi
• Toyosaka
• Fukutomi
• Kawakami
• Gōhara
• Zōga
• Nyūno
• Hara
• Yoshikawa

  Timeline (April 1, 1956~March 22, 2005)

• April 1, 1956 - 4 towns and 1 village within Toyota District moved to Kamo District, while 4 towns and 2 villages within Kamo District moved to Toyota District. At this time, the district had 9 towns and 6 villages.
• September 1, 1956 - The villages of Kawakami, Hara and Yoshikawa were merged to create the town of Hachihonmatsu.
• September 30, 1956 - The town of Kōchi absorbed the village of Nyūno.
• September 30, 1956 - The town of Saijō absorbed parts of the locality of Nika from the village of Kanaga.
• October 1, 1956 - The city of Kure absorbed the village of Gōhara, the town of Tennō, and the village of Shōwa .
• January 1, 1958 - The town of Takaya absorbed the village of Zōga.
• October 1, 1959 - The town of Saijō absorbed the town of Teranishi.
• April 20, 1974 - The towns of Saijō, Shiwa, Takaya and Hachihonmatsu were merged to create the city of Higashihiroshima.
• February 7, 2005 - The towns of Fukutomi, Kurose, Kōchi and Toyosaka, along with the town of Akitsu were merged into the expanded city of Higashihiroshima.
• March 22, 2005 - The town of Daiwa, along with the town of Hongō, and the town of Kui, was merged into the expanded city of Mihara. Kamo District was dissolved as a result of this merger.