April 1, 1889 — Due to the town and village status enforcement, the villages of Kitatane, Nakatane, and Minamitane were formed within Kumage District. (3 towns)
March 29, 1896 — Absorbed Gomu District. (5 villages)
April 1, 1926 — The village of Kitatane gained town status and renamed to become the town of Nishinoomote. (1 town, 4 villages)
November 10, 1940 — The village of Nakatane gained town status. (2 towns, 3 villages)
October 15, 1956 — The village of Minamitane gained town status. (3 towns, 2 villages)
April 1, 1958 — The village of Kamiyaku gained town status. (4 towns, 1 village)
October 1, 1958 — The town of Nishinoomote gained city status. (3 towns, 1 village)
April 1, 1959 — The village of Shimoyaku gained town status and renamed to become the town of Yaku. (4 towns)
October 1, 2007 — The towns of Kamiyaku and Yaku merged to form the town of Yakushima. (3 towns)
kumage, district, kagoshima, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2009, learn. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Kumage District Kagoshima news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kumage 熊毛郡 Kumage gun is a district located in Kagoshima Prefecture Japan The district covers two islands from the Ōsumi Islands Tanegashima and Yakushima Kumage District in Kagoshima Prefecture The district has an estimated population of 29 706 with a total area of 789 16 km2 according to 2005 Census Contains 3 towns Nakatane Minamitane YakushimaHistory editApril 1 1889 Due to the town and village status enforcement the villages of Kitatane Nakatane and Minamitane were formed within Kumage District 3 towns March 29 1896 Absorbed Gomu District 5 villages April 1 1926 The village of Kitatane gained town status and renamed to become the town of Nishinoomote 1 town 4 villages November 10 1940 The village of Nakatane gained town status 2 towns 3 villages October 15 1956 The village of Minamitane gained town status 3 towns 2 villages April 1 1958 The village of Kamiyaku gained town status 4 towns 1 village October 1 1958 The town of Nishinoomote gained city status 3 towns 1 village April 1 1959 The village of Shimoyaku gained town status and renamed to become the town of Yaku 4 towns October 1 2007 The towns of Kamiyaku and Yaku merged to form the town of Yakushima 3 towns Transportation editYakushima Airport is located on Yakushima in Yakushima New Tanegashima Airport is located on Tanegashima in Nakatane 30 21 14 N 130 31 48 E 30 354 N 130 53 E 30 354 130 53 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kumage District Kagoshima amp oldid 1018763181, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
