Kishima District, Saga

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Kishima (杵島郡; -gun) is a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2006, the district has an estimated population of 45,305 and a density of 335 persons per km². The total area is 135.40 km².

[edit] Towns

[edit] History

April 1, 1889 - Throughout Japan "natural settlements" are merged into cities, towns, and villages. At this time Kishima District consists of one town, Takeo (武雄町) and 23 villages.
June 7, 1900 - The village of Takeo (武雄村) is incorporated into the town of Takeo (1 town, 22 villages).
April 1, 1932 - The villages of Yamaguchi (山口村), Oda (小田村), and Sarushi (佐留志村) merge to form the village of Kōhoku (江北村) (1 town, 20 villages).
January 1, 1936 - The village of Ōmachi gains town status (2 towns, 19 villages).
April 1, 1936 - The village of Fukuji (福治村) gains town status and is renamed Shiroishi (白石町) (3 towns, 18 villages).
April 29, 1944 - The village of Kitagata gains town status (4 towns, 17 villages).
April 1, 1952 - The village of Kōhoku gains town status (5 towns, 16 villages).
April 1, 1954 - (4 towns, 9 villages)
- The villages of Tachibana (橘村), Wakagi (若木村), Nishi-Kawanobori (西川登村), Asahi (朝日村), Takeuchi (武内村), Higashi-Kawanobri (東川登) and the town of Takeo merge to form the city of Takeo, which then separates from the district.
- The villages of Sumiyoshi (住吉村) and Nakato (中道村) merge to form the village of Yamauchi (山内村).
April 1, 1955 - The villages of Kinkō (錦江村) and Ryūō (竜王村) merge to form the village of Ariake (有明村) (4 towns, 8 villages).
July 20, 1955 - The villages of Rokkaku (六角村) and Suko (須古村) are incorporated into Shiroishi (4 towns, 6 villages).
September 30, 1955 - The village of Minami-Ariake (南有明村) is incorporated into the village of Ariake (4 towns, 5 villages).
April 1, 1956 - The village of Hashishita (橋下村) is incorporated into the towns of Kitagata and Shiroishi (4 towns, 4 villages).
July 1, 1956 - The village of Kita-Ariake (北有明村) is incorporated into the town of Shiroishi (4 towns, 3 villages).
September 1, 1960 - The village of Yamauchi gains town status (5 towns, 2 villages).
October 1, 1962 - The village of Ariake gains town status (6 towns, 1 village).
April 1, 1967 - The village of Fukudomi gains town status (7 towns).
January 1, 2005 - The towns of Fukudomi and Ariake merge into the town of Shiroishi (5 towns).
March 1, 2006 - The towns of Yamauchi and Kitagata merge into the city of Takeo (3 towns).

April 1, 1889	1889 - 1944	1945 - 1959		1960 - 1989	1989 - Present	Present
Takeo Town	Takeo Town	April 1, 1954 Takeo City		Takeo City	March 1, 2006 Takeo City	Takeo City
Takeo Village	June 7, 1900 Incorporated into Takeo Town
Ashai Village	Asahi Village
Wakagi Village	Wakagi Village
Takeuchi Village	Takeuchi Village
Higashi-Kawanobori Village	Higashi-Kawanobori Village
Nishi-Kawanobori Village	Nishi-Kawanobori Village
Tachibana Village	Tachibana Village
Sumiyoshi Village	Sumiyoshi Village	April 1, 1954 Yamauchi Village		September 1, 1960 Yamauchi Town
Nakato Village	Nakato Village	April 1, 1954 Yamauchi Village		September 1, 1960 Yamauchi Town
Kitagata Village	April 29, 1944 Kitagata Town	Kitagata Town		Kitagata Town
Hashishita Village	Hashishita Village	April 1, 1956 Incorporated into Kitagata Town		Kitagata Town
Hashishita Village	Hashishita Village	April 1, 1956 Incorporated into Shiroishi Town		Shiroishi Town	January 1, 2005 Shiroishi Town	Shiroishi Town
Fukuji Village	April 1, 1936 Shiroishi Town	July 20, 1955 Shiroishi Town
Suko Village	Suko Village
Rokkaku Village	Rokkaku Village
Kita-Ariake Village	Kita-Ariake Village	July 1, 1956 Incorporated into Shiroishi Town
Minami-Ariake Village	Minami-Ariake Village	Minami-Ariake Village	September 30, 1955 Ariake Village	October 1, 1962 Ariake Town
Kinkō Village	Kinkō Village	April 1, 1955 Ariake Town
Ryūō Village	Ryūō Village	April 1, 1955 Ariake Town
Fukudomi Village	Fukudomi Village	Fukudomi Village		April 1, 1967 Fukudomi Town
Ōmachi Village	January 1, 1936 Ōmachi Town	Ōmachi Town		Ōmachi Town	Ōmachi Town	Ōmachi Town
Oda Village	April 1, 1932 Kōhoku Village	April 1, 1952 Kōhoku Town		Kōhoku Town	Kōhoku Town	Kōhoku Town
Yamaguchi Village
Sarushi Village