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                  Tanabe-shi(30206), Ryujin-mura(30387) in Hidaka-gun, Nakahechi-cho(30402), Oto-mura(30403) in Nishimuro-gun and Hongu-cho(30426) in Higashimuro-gun are merged, and Tanabe-shi is newly established.
                
              
            
            
            
            
            
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                  田辺市(30206)、龍神村(30387)、中辺路町(30402)、大塔村(30403)、本宮町(30426)が合併し、田辺市を新設
                
              
            
            
            
            
            
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                  2005-05-01
                
              
            
            
            
            
            
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