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Atsumi (渥美郡,Atsumi-gun) was adistrict located in southernAichi Prefecture,Japan, located on theAtsumi Peninsula inMikawa Bay.
As a result of various consolidations and mergers of municipalities, the district was incorporated into the cities ofToyohashi andTahara in 2005.
As of 2004 (the last data available before its dissolution), the district had an estimatedpopulation of 21,657 with adensity of 263.5 persons per km2. Its total area was 82.18 km2.
Prior to its dissolution, the district consisted of only one town:
Atsumi-gun is one of the ancient counties of southernMikawa Province and is mentioned inNara period records. Due to its geographic proximity toIse Province, during the Nara andHeian period, large portions of its lands were managed asshōen controlled byIse Shrine or under the direct control of theImperial family. During theMuromachi period, theIsshiki clan rose to prominence, but after theŌnin War were displaced by theToda clan, who builtTahara Castle. However, in theSengoku period, the Doi were challenged by the rising power of theMakino clan andMatsudaira clan to the north, and theImagawa clan to the east. In theEdo period, under theTokugawa shogunate, most of the district was administered by thefeudal domains ofTahara Domain,Yoshida Domain andHatagamura Domain. After theMeiji Restoration, the area was merged into Aichi Prefecture.
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In the cadastral reforms of the early Meiji period, on October 1, 1889, Atsumi District was divided into the town of Toyohashi and 32 villages (35 villages by 1891 due to reorganization). The village of Tahara was raised to town status on October 3, 1892, followed by the village of Okawa on June 23, 1893, and the village of Fukue on February 22, 1897. In a round of consolidation in May 1906, the town of Fukagawa was created, and the remaining number of villages was reduced from 33 to 10. Toyohashi was also raised to city status on August 1, 1906. Toyohashi annexed two neighboring villages in 1932, leaving the district with three towns and eight villages.
After World War II, in another round of consolidation in 1955, the town of Futagawa was merged into the city of Toyohashi; and the town ofAtsumi was created. With the elevation of the village ofAkabane to town status on November 1, 1958, the district was left with only three towns.
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