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MergersThrough nine separate mergers under the revised municipality merger promotion law, which was designed to streamline local governments and decrease the burdens of small towns throughout the country, the total municipality count in Miyagi Prefecture was reduced from 71 to 36.*On April 1, 2003, the town of Kami (in Kami District was formed from a merger between three towns in the district: Miyazaki, Nakaniida, and Onoda. *On April 1, 2005, the towns of Naruse and Yamoto (in the former Monou district) merged and created the city of Higashimatsushima. This merger, combined with the simultaneous Ishinomaki expansion, dissolved Monou district. *On April 1, 2005, all towns and villages in the Kurihara district (dissolved by this action) merged and created the city of Kurihara. One village and nine towns were involved in the merger. They were the towns of Ichihasama, Kannari, Kurikoma, Semine, Shiwahime, Takashimizu, Tsukidate, Wakayanagi, and the village of Hanayama. *On April 1, 2005, all towns in the Tome district (dissolved by this action) merged with Tsuyama town in the Motoyoshi district and created the city of Tome. Nine towns merged, which were Hasama, Ishikoshi, Minamikata, Nakada, Tome, Towa, Toyosato, Tsuyama, and Yoneyama *On April 1, 2005, five towns from the Monou District and Oshika town from the Oshika District merged with the city of Ishinomaki to create the new city of Ishinomaki. This expansion, combined with the Higashimatsushima merger, dissolved Monou district. The five towns from Monou district were Kahoku, Kanan, Kitakami, Monou and Ogatsu. *On October 1, 2005, the town of Shizugawa and the town of Utatsu from the Motoyoshi District merged to form the new town of Minamisanriku. *On January 1, 2006, the towns of Kogota and Nangou from Toda District merged into the new town of Misato. *On March 31, 2006, the city of Kesennuma merged with the town of Karakuwa from Motoyoshi District to create the new city of Kesennuma. *On March 31, 2006, the city of Furukawa merged with the towns of Iwadeyama and Naruko from Tamatsukuri District and Kashimadai, Matsuyama and Sanbongi from Shida District and Tajiri from Toda District to create the new city of Osaki. Tamatsukuri District and Shida District were dissolved as a result of this merger. Future mergers*Both towns within Watari District are planning to merge and create a new city under the name of Watari. Watari District will dissolve if the city is created. [1]EconomyAlthough Miyagi has a good deal of fishing and agriculture, producing a great deal of rice and livestock, it is dominated by the manufacturing industries around Sendai, particularly electronics, appliances, and food processing.DemographicsCultureTourism AttractionsSendai was the castle town of the daimyo Date Masamune. The remains of Sendai Castle stand on a hill above the city.Miyagi Prefecture boasts one of Japan's three greatest sights. Matsushima, the pine-clad islands, dot the waters off the coast of the prefecture. * Aoba Castle * Ichibanchō * Akiu Hot Spring * Iwai Point * Kinkazan Islet * Matsushima Bay * Naruko Hot Spring * Rikuchu Coast * Okama Crater Lake * Zao Botanical Garden * Zao Hot Spring Prefectural symbolsMiscellaneous topicsExternal links* Official Miyagi Prefecture homepage last accessed on July 9, 2006* Official information of each merger in Miyagi Prefecture last accessed on July 9, 2006
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