Naka District was one of the four subdivisions of
Sagami Province established by the
later Hōjō clan of
Odawara during the
Sengoku period. In the
Edo period, it was nominally part of
Odawara Domain, although large portions were
tenryō territory controlled by the
shōgun in
Edo through various
hatamoto.
Timeline After the
Meiji Restoration and with the establishment of the district system in 1878, the territory came under the control of and . On March 26, 1896, these two districts were joined to form the modern Naka District, which initially consisted of five towns and 23 villages. Hiratsuka was elevated to city status in 1932, followed by Hadano in 1955 and Isehara in 1971.
Merger table