Kamo District, Gifu

Kamo (加茂郡, Kamo-gun) is a district located in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. As of July, 2011 the district has an estimated population of 52,536.^[1] The total area is 615.17 km².

Location of Kamo District in Gifu Prefecture

Towns and villages

• Hichisō
• Higashishirakawa
• Kawabe
• Sakahogi
• Shirakawa
• Tomika
• Yaotsu

District timeline

• April 1, 1897 - The villages of Sakakura, Torikumi, Ōhari, Kuroiwa, Fukagaya, Katsuyama and Fukada merge to form the village of Sakahogi.^[2]
• August 10, 1950 - The Fukada part of Sakahogi merges into the town of Ōta.^[3]
• October 1, 1968 - The village of Sakahogi gains town status.^[2]

References

1. 岐阜県の人口・世帯数人口動態統計調査結果. Gifu prefectural website (in Japanese). Gifu Prefecture. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
2. トップページ(坂祝町のプロフィール) > 町の概要. Sakahogi official website (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 19, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
3. 坂祝町の年表 (PDF). Sakahogi official website (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.

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