Miyaki District, Saga
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Miyaki District (三養基郡 Miyaki-gun?) is a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 55,628 and a density of 640.73 persons per km². The total area is 86.82 km².
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[edit] History
Miyaki District consists of three former districts of Hizen Province: Kii, Mine, Yabu Districts.
| Before 1889 | Former District | March 26, 1896 | 1896 - 1944 | 1945 - 1959 | 1960 - 1989 | 1989 - Present | Present |
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| Kii District | Kiyama | January 1, 1939 Town status gained Kiyama |
Kiyama | Kiyama | Kiyama | Kiyama | |
| Tashiro | February 11, 1936 Town status gained Tashiro |
April 1, 1954 Tosu |
Tosu | Tosu | Tosu | ||
| Kizato | Kizato | ||||||
| Yabu District | Todoroki | March 19, 1907 Town status gained, renaming Tosu |
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| Fumoto | Fumoto | ||||||
| Asahi | Asahi | ||||||
| Nakabaru | Nakabaru | Nakabaru | April 1, 1971 Town status gained Nakabaru |
March 1, 2005 Miyaki |
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| Kitashigeyasu | Kitashigeyasu | Kitashigeyasu | April 1, 1965 Town status gained Kitashigeyasu |
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| Mine District | Minamishigeyasu | Minamishigeyasu | April 1, 1955 Mine |
May 1, 1962 Town status gained Mine |
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| Mikawa | Mikawa | ||||||
| Kamimine | Kamimine | Kamimine | Kamimine | November 1, 1989 Town status gained Kamimine |
Kamimine |
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| Imari | Kanzaki | Karatsu | Kashima | Ogi | Saga (capital) | Takeo | Taku | Tosu | Ureshino | ||||||||||||
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