Kishima District, Saga
Appearance
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Kishima (杵島郡, Kishima-gun) is a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan.
As of February 1, 2009, the district has an estimated population of 45,085 and a density of 318 persons per km2. The total area is 135.40 km2.
Municipalities
[edit]History
[edit]Before 1889 | April 1, 1889 | 1889 - 1944 | 1945 - 1959 | 1960 - 1989 | 1989–Present | Present | |
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Takeo (town) | Takeo (town) | April 1, 1954 City status gained Takeo |
Takeo | March 1, 2006 Takeo |
Takeo | ||
Takeo (village) | June 7, 1900 Incorporated into Takeo (town) | ||||||
Ashai | Asahi | ||||||
Wakagi | Wakagi | ||||||
Takeuchi | Takeuchi | ||||||
Higashi-Kawanobori | Higashi-Kawanobori | ||||||
Nishi-Kawanobori | Nishi-Kawanobori | ||||||
Tachibana | Tachibana | ||||||
Sumiyoshi | Sumiyoshi | April 1, 1954 Renaming Yamauchi |
September 1, 1960 Town status gained Yamauchi | ||||
Nakato | Nakato | ||||||
Kitagata | April 29, 1944 Town status gained Kitagata |
Kitagata | Kitagata | ||||
Hashishita | Hashishita | April 1, 1956 Incorporated into Kitagata | |||||
April 1, 1956 Incorporated into Shiroishi |
Shiroishi | January 1, 2005 Shiroishi |
Shiroishi | ||||
Fukuji | April 1, 1936 Town status gained Shiroishi |
July 20, 1955 Shiroishi | |||||
Suko | Suko | ||||||
Rokkaku | Rokkaku | ||||||
Kita-Ariake | Kita-Ariake | July 1, 1956 Incorporated into Shiroishi | |||||
Minami-Ariake | Minami-Ariake | Minami-Ariake | September 30, 1955 Ariake |
October 1, 1962 Town status gained Ariake | |||
Kinkō | Kinkō | April 1, 1955 Ariake | |||||
Ryūō | Ryūō | ||||||
Fukudomi | Fukudomi | Fukudomi | April 1, 1967 Town status gained Fukudomi | ||||
Ōmachi | January 1, 1936 Town status gained Ōmachi |
Ōmachi | Ōmachi | Ōmachi | Ōmachi | ||
Oda | April 1, 1932 Renaming Kōhoku |
April 1, 1952 Town status gained Kōhoku |
Kōhoku | Kōhoku | Kōhoku | ||
Yamaguchi | |||||||
Sarushi |