Kawanabe District, Kagoshima

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Kawanabe (川辺郡; -gun) was a district located in Kagoshima Prefecture. The district has an estimated population of 28,788 and a total area of 247.54 km².(2003)

The day before the dissolution on November 30, 2007, the district had two towns.

Chiran(知覧町; -cho)
Kawanabe(川辺町; -cho)

On December 1, 2007, the towns of Kawanabe and Chiran merged with the town of Ei frim Ibusuki District to become the city of Minamikyūshū and the district dissolved.

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April 1, 1889 - Due to the municipal status enforcement, the villages of Kaseda, Nishikaseda, Higashikaseda, Higashinanpo, Nishinanpo, Katsume, and Kawanabe were formed in Kawanabe District. (7 villages)
March 29, 1896 - The villages of Chiran from Kiire District moved to Kawanabe District. (8 villages)
January 1, 1923 - The village of Nishikaseda renamed to the village of Kasasa.
July 1, 1923 - The village of Higashinanpo(?) gained town status and renamed to become the town of Makurazaki. (1 town, 7 villages)
October 13, 1923 - The village of Kawanabe gained town status to become the town of Kawanabe. (2 towns, 6 villages)
January 1, 1924 - The village of Kaseda gained town status to become the town of Kaseda.(3 towns, 5 villages)
January 1, 1925 - The village of Higashikaseda gained town status and renamed to become the town of Bansei. (4 towns, 4 villages)
April 1, 1932 - The village of Chiran gained town status to become the town of Chiran. (5 towns, 3 villages)
October 10, 1940 - The village of Kasasa gained town status to become the town of Kasasa. (6 towns, 2 villages)
September 1, 1949 - The town of Makurazaki gained city status to become the city of Makurazaki. (5 towns, 2 villages)
April 1, 1951 - The village of Ooura broke off from the town of Kasasa. (5 towns, 3 villages)
October 15, 1953 - The village of Nishinanpo(?) renamed to the village of Bonotsu.
July 15, 1954 - The towns of Kaseda and Bansei merged to form the city of Kaseda. (3 towns, 3 villages)
November 1, 1955 - The village of Bonotsu gained town status to become the town of Bonotsu.(4 towns, 2 villages)
September 1, 1956 - The town of Kawanabe and the village of Katsume merged to form the town of Kawanabe. (4 towns, 1 village)
November 1, 1961 - The village of Ooura gained town status to become the town of Ooura.(5 towns)
November 7, 2005 - The towns of Kasasa, Ooura, and Bonotsu merged with the city of Kaseda and the town of Kinpo from Hioki District to form the city of Minamisatsuma. (2 towns)
December 1, 2007 - The towns of Chiran and Kawanabe merged with the town of Ei frim Ibusuki District to become the city of Minamikyūshū. Kawanabe District dissolved as a result.