Motosu District, Gifu

Location of Motosu District in Gifu Prefecture

Template:Nihongo is a district located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

As of July 2011 the district has an estimated population of 18,389.<ref name=GifuEstimate>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The total area is 5.17 km².

The district has only one town, Kitagata.

District Timeline

• April 1, 1959-
  • The village of Shinsei gained town status.
  • The village of Sunan gained town status.
• Template:As of, the district comprises the former districts of Motosu, Mushiroda (席田郡), parts of Katagata (方県郡), and parts of Ōno (大野郡, not to be confused with Ōno District in Hida region)
• May 1, 2003-The towns of Sunami and Hozumi merged to form the new city of Mizuho.
• February 1, 2004-The towns of Itonuki, Motosu and Shinsei, and the village of Neo merged to become the new city of Motosu.<ref name=motosu>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• The town of Kitagata was scheduled to merge with the city of Gifu but the deal was cancelled on August 31, 2004.

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