Higashimatsuura District, Saga
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Higashimatsuura District (東松浦郡 Higashimatsuura-gun?) is a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan. At the present it has only one town.
As of October 1, 2006, the district has an estimated population of 6,666 and a density of 185.17 persons per km². The total area is 36.00 km².
[edit] Municipalities
- Genkai, whose borders are effectively the same as Higashimatsuura District's.
[edit] History
In 1878, Higashimatsuura District split with Matsuura District in Nagasaki Prefecture, along with Nishmatsuura District, Kitamatsuura District, and Minamimatsuura District. In 1883 Higashimatsuura District became a part of Saga Prefecture.
| Before 1889 | April 1, 1889 | 1889 - 1944 | 1945 - 1959 | 1960 - 1989 | 1989 - Present | Present | |
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| Nanayama | Nanayama | Nanayama | Nanayama | January 1, 2006 Incorporated into Karatsu |
Karatsu | ||
| Karatsu (town) | Karatsu (town) | January 1, 1932 City status gained Karatsu |
Karatsu | Karatsu | January 1, 2005 Karatsu |
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| Mitsushima | January 1, 1924 Incorporated into Karatsu (town) |
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| Karatsu (village) | February 1, 1931 Incorporated into Karatsu (town) |
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| Sashi | September 1, 1935 Town status gained Sashi |
November 3, 1941 Incorporated into Karatsu |
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| Onizuka | Onizuka | November 1, 1954 Incorporated into Karatsu |
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| Minato | Minato | ||||||
| Kagami | Kagami | ||||||
| Kuri | Kuri | ||||||
| Ōchi | September 1, 1935 Town status gained Ōchi |
Ōchi | Ōchi | ||||
| Kyūragi | Kyūragi | May 3, 1952 Town status gained Kyūragi |
Kyūragi | ||||
| Nagoya | January 1, 1922 Kanji renaming Nagoya |
September 30, 1956 Chinzei |
Chinzei | ||||
| Uchiage | Uchiage | ||||||
| Hamasaki | July 1, 1922 Town status gained Hamasaki |
September 30, 1956 Hamasaki-Tamashima |
November 1, 1966 Renaming Hamatama |
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| Ōmura | July 28, 1896 Renaming Tamashima |
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| Yobuko | August 1, 1928 Town status gained Yobuko |
Yobuko | Yobuko | ||||
| Kitahata | Kitahata | Kitahata | Kitahata | ||||
| Irino | Irino | January 1, 1958 Town status gained Hizen |
Hizen | ||||
| Kirigo | Kirigo | December 21, 1957 Incorporated into Irino |
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| December 31, 1957 Incorporated into Karatsu |
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| December 31, 1957 Incorporated into Genkai |
Genkai | Genkai | Genkai | ||||
| Ariura | Ariura | September 30, 1956 Genkai |
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| Chiga | Chiga | ||||||
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| Imari | Kanzaki | Karatsu | Kashima | Ogi | Saga (capital) | Takeo | Taku | Tosu | Ureshino | ||||||||||||
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