Nishitama gun

Location of Nishitama-gun in Tokyo Prefecture: today's parts in green, former parts in yellow.

Nishitama ( Japanese 西多摩 郡 , - gun ) is a district in the Japanese prefecture of Tokyo . Since 1995 it has consisted of the four parishes of Hinohara , Hinode , Mizuho and Okutama . 58,610 inhabitants live on an area of ​​375.96 km² (as of June 1, 2009), the population density is 156 people / km² .

history

Parishes (1. -machi , 2. – 16. -mura ) and community associations (A.– D. chōson kumiai ) in Nishitama County, Kanagawa Prefecture 1889: 1. Ōme, 2. Nishitama, 3. Higashi-Akiru, 4. Nishi -Akiru, 5th Masuko, 6th Kasumi, 7th Osogi, 8th Nariki, 9th Chofu, 10th Yoshino, 11th Mita, 12th Kori, 13th Hikawa, 14th Ogochi, 15th Ōguno, 16th Hinohara , A. Itsukaichi-machi and others, B. Hakonegasaki-mura and others, C. Fussa-mura and others, D. Hirai-mura and others; in blue: municipalities without change of territory since 1889 (apart from the integration of the municipal associations); in other surface colors: today's municipalities after mergers since 1889

The Nishitama-gun was created in 1878 when the old Tama-gun of Musashi Province was divided into four parts. The three western counties of Nishitama ("West Tama"), Minamitama ("South Tama") and Kitatama ("North Tama") were added to Kanagawa Prefecture , Higashitama ("East Tama") belonged to Tokyo Prefecture. In 1889, 32 communities were established in Nishitama: 2 machi ("small towns") and 30 mura ("villages").

In 1893, the three western Tama counties were transferred to Tokyo Prefecture. With the abolition of the gun system in 1921, the district lost its status as a local authority, and in 1925 the district administration was dissolved. With the establishment of the independent city ( shi ) Ōme in 1951 through the amalgamation of several municipalities, territorial losses began. This was followed by Fussa in 1955 , Akigawa in 1972 , Hamura in 1991 and Akiruno in 1995 . Only in 1958 did the county gain territory when parts of Motosayama village in Saitama Mizuho Prefecture were slammed.

Use of language

The name Nishitama for the western areas of Tokyo Prefecture is still in use today and includes the areas of the district that were lost since 1951. The rural area is a leisure region, its importance as a sleeping city for Tokyo is increasing. Through an administrative cooperation located in the city of Ōme ( 西多摩 地域 広 域 行政 圏 協議 会 , Nishitama-chiiki kōiki-gyōsei-ken kyōgikai ), the local administrations of the region work together.

Nishitama forms a two-mandate constituency for the prefectural parliament. It covers the entire area without the city of Ōme, that is, in addition to today's district, also the today's independent cities of Fussa, Hamura and Akiruno.

Web links

• Parishes in Nishitama-gun since 1889 (Japanese)
• Nishi-Tama Network: Website of the administrative cooperation Nishitama (Japanese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Tokyo Prefecture Election Oversight Commission : Composition and Mandate Numbers of Constituencies for the Parliament of Tokyo Prefecture (Japanese)
2. ↑ Tokyo Prefecture Parliament: Constituency Map (Japanese)