Nishitama District, Tokyo

Nishitama (Japanese西多摩 郡, -gun ) is a county in the Japanese prefecture of Tokyo. It was founded in 1995 from the four communities Hinohara, Hinode, Mizuho and Okutama. Covering an area of ​​375.96 km ² live 58 610 inhabitants (as of 1 June 2009), the population density is therefore 156 inhabitants / km ²..

History

The Nishitama -gun came in 1878, when the old Tama -gun Musashi Province was divided into four parts. The three western counties Nishitama ( "West - Tama " ), Minamitama ( " South Tama " ) and Kitatama ( " North Tama ") of Kanagawa Prefecture were slammed, Higashitama ( "East- Tama " ) belonged to the prefecture of Tokyo. 1889 32 municipalities were established in Nishitama: 2 Machi ( " towns " ) and 30 Mura ( " villages ").

1893, the three western Tama counties were transferred to the Tokyo Prefecture. With the abolition of the Gun system from 1921, the county lost its status as a local authority, 1925, the district administration was dissolved. With the establishment of the independent city ( shi) Ōme 1951 by the merger of several communes of losses began. This was followed in 1955 Fussa, 1972 Akigawa, 1991 and 1995 Hamura Akiruno. Only in 1958 won the county territory they were assigned as part of the village Motosayama in Saitama Prefecture Mizuho.

Usage

The term Nishitama for the western areas of the Tokyo prefecture is still in use and includes the lost territories of the district since 1951. The predominantly rural area is a recreational area, its importance as bedtown Tokyo increases. By a branch in the city Ōme Administration Cooperation (西多摩 地域 広 域 行政 圏 协议 会, Nishitama- chiiki Koiki - Gyosei -ken Kyogikai ) work the municipalities of the region together.

Hinode, Tokyo Mizuho, Tokyo Okutama, Tokyo List of towns in Japan List of villages in Japan Cities of Japan Fussa, Tokyo Hamura, Tokyo Akiruno, Tokyo Special wards of Tokyo Adachi, Tokyo Arakawa, Tokyo Chiyoda, Tokyo Edogawa, Tokyo Itabashi, Tokyo Katsushika, Tokyo Kita, Tokyo Meguro, Tokyo Nakano, Tokyo Nerima, Tokyo Shibuya, Tokyo Shinagawa, Tokyo Shinjuku, Tokyo Suginami, Tokyo Sumida, Tokyo Toshima, Tokyo Akishima, Tokyo Higashikurume, Tokyo Higashimurayama, Tokyo Hino, Tokyo Inagi, Tokyo Kiyose, Tokyo Kodaira, Tokyo Koganei, Tokyo Kokubunji, Tokyo Komae, Tokyo Kunitachi, Tokyo Machida, Tokyo Mitaka, Tokyo Musashino, Tokyo Tachikawa Tama, Tokyo Aogashima, Tokyo Ogasawara, Tokyo
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