Ama District

Ama (海部郡, Ama-gun) is a district located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

Map of Ama District in Aichi Prefecture
Location of Ama-gun, Aichi Prefecture, highlighted in green; with former areas in yellow.
Colored areas are in this district.

As of October 1, 2019, the district has an estimated population of 74,009 and a density of 1,846 persons per km2. The total area is 40.09 km2.

Towns and villages

The district consists of two towns and one village:

History

Recent mergers

  • On April 1, 2005 - The towns of Saya and Saori, and the villages of Hachikai and Tatsuta were merged into the expanded city of Aisai.
  • On April 1, 2006 - The former town of Yatomi absorbed the village of Jūshiyama to form the city of Yatomi.
  • On March 22, 2010 - The towns Shippō, Jimokuji and Miwa were merged to form the city of Ama.

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