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Changes in the ward (from the start of the ward system to the present)
Last Updated July 11, 2024
Date of date | Events | Number of wards |
|---|---|---|
October 1, 1927 (Showa 2) | With the enforcement of the system, Tsurumi Ward, Kanagawa Ward, Naka Ward, Hodogaya Ward and Isogo Ward will be born. | 5 wards |
April 1, 1939 (Showa 14) | A part of Tsuzuki-gun will be transferred to Kohoku Ward and Kamakura-gun to establish a new Totsuka Ward. | 7 wards |
December 1, 1943 (Showa 18) | Naka Ward will be reorganized and Minami Ward will be separated. | 8 wards |
April 1, 1944 (Showa 19) | Naka Ward will be reorganized and Nishi Ward will be separated. | 9 wards |
May 15, 1948 (Showa 23) | Isogo Ward will be reorganized and Kanazawa Ward will be separated. | 10 wards |
October 1, 1969 (Showa 44) | Minami Ward, Hodogaya Ward, Kohoku Ward and Totsuka Ward will be reorganized, and Konan Ward, Asahi Ward, Midori Ward and Seya Ward will be newly established. | 14 wards |
November 3, 1986 (Showa 61) | Totsuka Ward will be reorganized and Izumi Ward and Sakae Ward will be newly established. | 16 wards |
November 6, 1994 (Heisei 6) | Kohoku Ward and Midori Ward will be reorganized and Aoba Ward and Tsuzuki Ward will be newly established. | 18 wards |
- Changes in administrative divisions prior to 1968
Separation method (division): How to change the area of the original ward to separate the new ward
- Changes in administrative divisions since 1969
New abolition method: How to temporarily abolish the original ward and establish a new ward
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Email address: sh-kuren@city.yokohama.lg.jp
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