Ama District

District located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan

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Ama (海部郡, Ama-gun) is a district located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

As of October 1, 2019, the district has an estimated population of 74,009 with a density of 1,846 persons per km². The total area is 40.09 km².

Municipalities

The district consists of two towns and one village:

Kanie^[a]
Ōharu^[a]
Tobishima^[b]

History

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Map showing original extent of Ama District in Aichi Prefecture:

* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period

Ōharu-machi
Kanie-machi
Tobishima-mura

District Timeline

Recent mergers

On April 1, 2005 - The towns of Saya and Saori, and the villages of Hachikai and Tatsuta were merged into the expanded city of Aisai.
On April 1, 2006 - The former town of Yatomi absorbed the village of Jūshiyama to form the city of Yatomi.
On March 22, 2010 - The towns of Shippō, Jimokuji and Miwa were merged to form the city of Ama.^[1]