page_title: Ogachi District, Akita
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Ogachi District, Akita / History
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 秋田県雄勝郡の町村。
context_page_description: Ogachi District is a rural district located in Akita Prefecture, Japan.
  At present time, the district has an estimated population of 18,698 and an area of 434.32 km².
  Currently, Ogachi District consists of a single town and single village.
context_section_description: The area of Ogachi Distinct was formerly part of Dewa Province, which was divided into the provinces of Ugo Province and Uzen Province following the Meiji restoration on January 19, 1869, with the area of Ogachi becoming part of Ugo Province. At the time, the area consisted of two towns and 53 villages formerly under the control of Kubota Domain and 33 villages formerly under the control of Iwasaki Domain, with one village formerly shared between the two domains. Akita Prefecture was founded on December 13, 1871.
  With the establishment of the municipality system on December 23, 1878, Ogachi District, with two towns (Yuzawa and Iwasaki) and 23 villages was established.
  July 19, 1895 - Yokobori and Innai were elevated to town status.
  July 6, 1897 - Nishimonai was elevated to town status.
  June 4, 1902 - Inaniwa was elevated to town status.
  March 22, 1933 - Kawatsura was elevated to town status.
  March 31, 1954 - The city of Yuzawa was established by absorbing the former towns of Yuzawa and Iwasaki.
  April 1, 1955 - The town of Ugo was established.
  April 15, 1955 - The town of Ogachi was established by absorbing the towns of Yokobori and Innai.
  September 30, 1955 - The towns of Inaniwa and Kawataura were merged to create the town of Inakawa
  On March 22, 2005 - The towns of Inakawa and Ogachi, and village of Minase were merged into the expanded city of Yuzawa.
  Following this merger the total area of the district became 434.32 km², and Ogachi District was left with only the town of Ugo, and village of Higashinaruse.
caption: Historic Ogachi District
  
  
  
  purple - Yuzawa-shi
  
  
  
  1. Yuzawa
  
  2. Iwasaki
  
  3. Inaniwa
  
  4. Yokobori
  
  5. Innai
  
  7. Benten
  
  8. Itano
  
  11. Komagata (southeast portion; most)
  
  12. Kawatsura
  
  13. Minashi
  
  14. Minase
  
  15. Mitsuseki
  
  16. Sukawa
  
  17. Ono
  
  18. Akinomiya
  
  19. Yamada
  
  
  
  Blue - Higashinaruse-mura
  
  
  
  9. Higashinaruse
  
  
  
  Pink - Ugo-machi
  
  
  
  6. Nishimonai
  
  20. Miwa
  
  21. Moto-Nishimonai
  
  22. Niinari
  
  23. Meiji (southern portion)
  
  24. Tashiro
  
  25. Sendo
  
  
  
  Light Blue - to others
  
  
  
  10. Nishinaruse (now part of Yokote-shi)
  
  11. Komagata (northwest portion now part of Yokote-shi)
  
  23. Meiji (northern portion; now part of Yurihonjo-shi)
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