District (南九戸郡) - merged with Kitakunohe District to re-create Kunohe District on March 29, 1896 Shiwa District (紫波郡) Hienuki District (稗貫郡) - dissolved...

District (東閉伊郡) Nishihei District (西閉伊郡) Minamihei District (南閉伊郡) Kunohe District (九戸郡) Miyagi Prefecture Katta District (刈田郡) Igu District (伊具郡) Watari District...

1896 Kitakunohe (北九戸郡) and Minamikunohe (南九戸郡) Districts, Iwate (Merged to form Kunohe District) Kitaiwate (北岩手郡) and Minamiiwate (南岩手郡) Districts, Iwate...

larger than a local settlement; each is a subdivision of rural district (郡, gun), which are subdivided into towns and villages with no overlap and no...