Kishima District, Saga

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Kishima District in Saga Prefecture

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

As of February 1, 2009, the district has an estimated population of 45,085 and a density of 318 persons per km². The total area is 135.40 km².

Municipalities

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

Cities

Districts
and Towns

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