Of the towns whose names are prefixed by 'Mibu,' most of them are located in the former Mibu, Suzaku village while a part of them in Sai, Sai village, Kadono County, and both were integrated into Shimogyo Ward in 1918 to be reorganized into 22 towns.
「壬生」を冠称する町は、大部分がもとの朱雀野村壬生、一部が葛野郡西院村西院で、ともに大正7年（1918年）下京区に編入され、22町に編成された。