Timeline • 1878 - Due to land reforms, the borough of Akamaseki (now the city of Shimonoseki) broke off. • 1889 - Due to
municipal status enforcement, 31 villages were formed. • September 1, 1898: • The village of 豊東前村 was renamed to become the village of Oji. • The village of 豊東上村 was renamed to become the village of Katsuyama. • The village of 豊東下村 was renamed to become the village of Ikuno. • The village of 豊西東村 was renamed to become the village of Kuroi. • April 1, 1899: • The village of 豊東郷村 was renamed to become the village of Narazaki. • The village of 豊田奥村 was renamed to become the village of Nishiichi. • July 1, 1910 - The village of 豊西中村 was renamed to become the village of Yasuoka. • April 1, 1911 - The village of
Chōfu was elevated to town status to become the town of Chōfu. (1 town, 30 villages) • April 1, 1912 - The village of Toyotakami was renamed to become the village of Tonoi. • September 1, 1914 - The village of 豊西下村 was renamed to become the village of Kawanaka. • May 1, 1918 - The village of 神田下村 was renamed to become the village of Kanda. • January 10, 1921 - The village of Ikuno was merged into the city of Shimonoseki. (1 town, 29 villages) • October 1, 1921 - The village of
Hikoshima was elevated to town status to become the town of
Hikoshima. (2 towns, 28 villages) • October 1, 1922 - The village of 豊西上村 was renamed to become the village of Yoshimi. • February 11, 1924 - The village of Nishiichi was elevated to town status to become the town of Nishiichi. (3 towns, 27 villages) • February 11, 1925 - The village of Yasuoka was elevated to town status to become the town of Yasuoka. (4 towns, 26 villages) • May 1, 1925 - The village of Kogushi was elevated to town status to become the town of Kogushi. (5 towns, 25 villages) • November 3, 1932 - The village of Ozuki was elevated to town status to become the town of Ozuki. (6 towns, 24 villages) • March 20, 1933 - The town of
Hikoshima was merged into the city of Shimonoseki. (5 towns, 24 villages) • March 26, 1937 - The town of Chōfu was merged into the city of Shimonoseki. (4 towns, 24 villages) • November 15, 1937 - The town of Yasuoka, and the village of Kawanaka were merged into the city of Shimonoseki. (3 towns, 23 villages) • May 17, 1939 - The town of Ozuki, and the villages of
Kiyosu, Oji, Katsuyama and Yoshimi were merged into the city of Shimonoseki. (2 towns, 19 villages) • April 1, 1951 - The villages of Narazaki and Okaeda were merged to create the village of Kikukawa. (2 towns, 18 villages) • June 1, 1953 - The town of Toyotamae was elevated to town status to become the town of Toyotamae. (3 towns, 17 villages) • March 31, 1954 - The town of Toyotamae was merged with 2 towns and 3 villages (all from
Mine District) to create the city of
Mine. (2 towns, 17 villages) • November 1, 1954 - The town of Nishiichi, and the villages of Tonoi, Toyotanaka and Toyotashimo were merged to create the town of
Toyota. (2 towns, 14 villages) • April 1, 1955: (4 towns, 3 villages) • The villages of Toyonishi, Kuroi, Kawatana and Uka (locality of Uka) were merged to create the town of
Toyoura. • The villages of Kamitama,
Tsunoshima, Kanda, Agawa, Awano, Takibe, Tasuki, and Uka (locality of Kitauka) were merged to create the town of
Hōhoku. • April 10, 1955 - The villages of Kikugawa, 豊東村, and Utsui (locality of Nisshin) were merged to create the town of
Kikugawa. (5 towns, 1 village) • November 1, 1955 - The village of Utsui (remaining parts) was merged into the city of Shimonoseki. (5 towns) • July 1, 1956 - The town of Kogushi was merged into the town of Toyoura. (4 towns) • February 13, 2005 - The towns of
Hōhoku,
Kikugawa,
Toyoura and
Toyota were merged into the expanded city of
Shimonoseki. Toyoura District was dissolved as a result of this merger. ==See also==