Saigo, Miyazaki
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Saigo (西郷村; Saigō-son) is a village located in Higashiusuki District, Miyazaki, Japan.
As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 2,718 and the density of 19.65 persons per km². The total area is 138.32 km².
Saigo literally means "west shire". This village is a western quarter of so-called Irigo (literally Inlands Shire) area.
[edit] History
The village was established in 1889 by merging the villages of Obaru, Tashiro, Tateishi, and Yamasanga.
[edit] Today
This village is gone. It combined with Nango, Higashiusuki, Miyazaki and Kitago, Higashiusuki, Miyazaki and became the city of Misatochyou, Miyazaki.