Minamimuro District, Mie

• Kihō, Mie
• Mihama, Mie

  Timeline

• July 22, 1878 - Due to early Meiji period land reforms, Minamimuro Distrocy was formed when former Muro District, Kii Province was split into Minamimuro and Kitamuro Districts within Mie Prefecture and Higashimuro and Nishimuro Districts within Wakayama Prefecture.
• April 1, 1889 - With the establishment of municipalities, Minamimuro District was organized into one town and 18 villages:
• * Kinomoto Town, Arasaka Village, Atashika Village, Arii Village, Kamikawa Village, Isato Village, Asuka Village, Jōsen Village, Iruka Village, Nishiyama Village -
• * Atawa Village, Kōshiyama Village, Ichigi Village, Oroshi Village -
• * Mifune Village, Onodani Village, Uwano Village -
• * Kitawauchi Village, Minamiwauchi Village -
• February 13, 1894 - The village of Uwano split into the villages of Udono and Ida.
• May 31, 1897 - Parts of the town of Kimoto and Ōdomari) split to form the new village of Tomari.
• October 1, 1933 - Atawa was elevated to town status.
• June 20, 1954 - The villages of Kitawauchi and Minamiwauchi merged with the town of Owase and the villages of Kuki and Sugari from Kitamuro District, to launch the city of Owase.
• October 31, 1954 - The villages of Ida, Mifune, and　Onodani merged to form the town of Kihō.
• November 3, 1954 - The town of Kinomoto and the villages of Arasaka, Atashika, Arii, Kamikawa, Isato, Asuka, and Tomari merged to form the city of Kumano.
• March 1, 1955 - The villages of Jōsen, Iruka, and Nishiyama merged to form the town of Kiwa.
• September 30, 1956 - The villages of Ichigi and Oroshi merged to form Ichigioroshi Village.
• September 1, 1958 - The town of Atawa and the villages of Ichigioroshi and Kōshiyama merged to form the town of Mihama.
• November 1, 2005 - The town of Kiwa merged with the city of Kumano to launch the city of Kumano.
• January 10, 2006 - The town of Kihō and the village of Udono merged to launch the town of Kihō.