Yatsuka District, Shimane Explained

was a district located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 59,733 and a density of 169.95 persons per km². The total area was 351.47 km².

Yatsuka District is notable for being the birthplace of sumo wrestler Jinmaku, the 12th Yokozuna in 1829. Yatsuka was known as Izumo Province at the time. Jinmaku is renowned for being the only wrestler never to lose a bout as Yokozuna.

Towns and villages

• Higashiizumo
• Kashima
• Mihonoseki
• Shimane
• Shinji
• Tamayu
• Yatsuka
• Yakumo

Merger

• On March 31, 2005 - the towns of Kashima, Mihonoseki, Shimane, Shinji, Tamayu and Yatsuka, and the village of Yakumo were merged into the expanded city of Matsue.^{[1] [2]}
• On August 1, 2011 - the town of Higashiizumo was merged into the expanded city of Matsue. Yatsuka District was dissolved as a result of this merger.^[3]

References

35.465°N 133.0511°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: 島根県：市町村合併（トップ / 県政・統計 / 市町村情報 / 市町村情報 / 市町村合併） . 2024-02-07 . Shima Prefectural Government.
2. Book: 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 . 2005 . 総務庁統計局 . 146 . ja . Annual Report on Population Movement in the Basic Resident Register . Matsue-shi, Kashima-cho, Shimane-cho, Mihonoseki-cho, Yakumo-mura, Tamayu-cho, Shinji-cho and Yatsuka-cho were incorporated into a newly established Matsue-shi as of March 31, 2005..
3. Web site: 松江市が人口「最下位」を返上 Sanin-Chūō Shimbun . ja . 2011-03-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101224233713/http://www.sanin-chuo.co.jp/news/modules/news/article.php?storyid=523566006 . 2010-12-24 . dead .