elevated to town status. (2 towns, 21 villages) April 10, 1941 - The villages of Asagishi, Nakano and Motomiya were merged into the city of Morioka. (2 towns, 18 villages) July 1, 1948 - The town of Kuzumaki, and the village of Ekari were moved from Kunohe District to Iwate District. (3 towns, 19 villages) April 1, 2002 - The town of Ashiro was moved from Ninohe District to Iwate District. (5 towns, 3 villages) September 1, 2005 - The towns of Ashiro and Nishine, and the village of Matsuo were merged to create the city of Hachimantai. (3 towns, 2 villages) January 10, 2006 - The village of Tamayama was merged into the expanded city of Morioka. (3 towns, 1 village) January 1, 2014 - The village of Takizawa was elevated to city status. (3 towns) Districts in Iwate Prefecture