Kishima District, Saga
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
History
| Before 1889 | April 1, 1889 | 1889 - 1944 | 1945 - 1959 | 1960 - 1989 | 1989 - Present | Present | |
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| 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 | ||||||
| Kitagata | April 29, 1944 Town status gained Kitagata |
Kitagata | Kitagata | ||||
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Hashishita | Hashishita | April 1, 1956 Incorporated into Kitagata | ||||
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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 | ||||||
| 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 | |||||||
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