Minamitakaki District, Nagasaki

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Minamitakaki (南高来郡; -gun) was a district located in Nagasaki, Japan. The district was dissolved on March 31, 2006.

The district was equivalent to the cities of Shimabara, Unzen, and Minamishimabara.

As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 117,639 and a density of 293.97 persons per km². The total area was 400.18 km².

[edit] Former towns and villages

[edit] Mergers

  • On October 11, 2005, the towns of Aino, Azuma, Chidiwa, Kunimi, Mizuho, Obama and Minamikushiyama merged to form the new city of Unzen.
  • On January 1, 2006, the town of Ariake merged into the city of Shimabara.
  • The District was dissolved on March 31, 2006, when the remaining municipalities merged to form the new city of Minamishimabara.


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Cities
Gotō | Hirado | Iki | Isahaya | Matsuura | Minamishimabara | Nagasaki (capital) | Ōmura | Saikai | Sasebo | Shimabara | Tsushima | Unzen
Districts
Higashisonogi | Kitamatsuura | Minamimatsura | Nishisonogi
Subprefecture
Tsushima
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