▁ ▁A ta wa ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁town ▁status . ▁( 2 ▁towns , ▁ 1 9 ▁villages ) ▁ ▁June ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁- ▁The ▁villages ▁of ▁Kit aw au chi ▁and ▁Min ami w au chi ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁O w ase ▁( 尾 <0xE9> <0xB7> <0xB2> 町 ) ▁and ▁the ▁villages ▁of ▁Ku ki ▁( 九 鬼 村 ) ▁and ▁Sug ari ▁( <0xE9> <0xA0> <0x88> <0xE8> <0xB3> <0x80> 利 村 ) ▁from ▁Kit am uro ▁District , ▁to ▁launch ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁O w ase . ▁( 2 ▁towns , ▁ 1 7 ▁villages ) ▁ ▁October ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁- ▁The ▁villages ▁of ▁I da , ▁M if une , ▁and 　 On od ani ▁merged ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁K ih ō . ▁( 3 ▁towns , ▁ 1 4 ▁villages ) ▁ ▁November ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁- ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁Kin om oto ▁and ▁the ▁villages ▁of ▁Ar as aka , ▁At ash ika , ▁A rii , ▁Kam ik awa , ▁Is ato , ▁As uka , ▁and ▁Tom ari ▁merged ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁K um ano . ▁( 2 ▁towns , ▁ 7 ▁villages ) ▁ ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁- ▁The ▁villages ▁of ▁J ō sen , ▁I ru ka , ▁and ▁N ish iy ama ▁merged ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ki wa ▁(