Fujitsu District, Saga
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Fujitsu (藤津郡, Fujitsu-gun) is a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan.
As of February 1, 2009, the district has an estimated population of 10,075 and a density of 136 persons per km2. The total area is 74.21 km2.
Municipalities
- Tara, whose borders are effectively the same as Fujitsu District's.
History
1889-1963
- 1889-04-01 - The modern municipal system is established and Fujitsu District is formed with 14 villages.
- 1912-12-01 - Minami-Kashima gains town status and is renamed Kashima town (鹿島町), and the village of Kita-Kashima is renamed Kashima village (鹿島村).
- 1918-08-03 - Hachihongi gains town status and is renamed Hama.
- 1918-10-05 - Shiota gains town status.
- 1929-04-22 - Nishi-Ureshino gains town status and is renamed Ureshino.
- 1933-04-01 - Higashi-Ureshino is incorporated into Ureshino.
- 1953-04-01 - Tara gains town status.
- 1954-04-01 - The town of Kashima, the village of Kashima, Hama, Furueda, and Nogomi all merge to form the city of Kashima, which then withdraws from the district.
- 1955-02-11 - Ōura is incorporated into Tara and changes the kanji of its name.
- 1955-03-01 - Nanaura is incorporated into Tara and Kashima.
- 1955-04-01 - Yoshida is incorporated into Ureshino.
- 1956-09-01 - Gochōda and Kuma are incorporated into Shiota.
- 1963-04-01 - Part of Shiota is incorporated into Ureshino.
Post-1963
- 2006-01-01 - Shiota and Ureshino merge to form the city of Ureshino, which then withdraws from the district.
Before 1889 | April 1, 1889 | 1889 - 1944 | 1945 - 1954 | 1955 - 1989 | 1989–Present | Present | |
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Minami-Kashima | December 1, 1912 Town status gained Kashima | April 1, 1954 City status gained Kashima | Kashima | Kashima | Kashima | ||
Hachihongi | August 3, 1918 Town status gained Hama | ||||||
Kita-Kashima | December 1, 1912 Renaming Kashima | ||||||
Nogomi | Nogomi | ||||||
Furueda | Furueda | ||||||
Nanaura | Nanaura | Nanaura | March 1, 1955 Incorporated into Kashima | ||||
March 1, 1955 Incorporated into Tara | Tara | Tara | |||||
Tara | Tara | April 1, 1953 Town status gained Tara | February 11, 1955 Tara | ||||
Ōura | Ōura | Ōura | |||||
Nishi-Ureshino | April 22, 1929 Town status gained Ureshino | April 1, 1933 Ureshino | Ureshino | April 1, 1955 Ureshino | January 1, 2006 City status gained Ureshino | Ureshino | |
Higashi-Ureshino | Higashi-Ureshino | ||||||
Yoshida | Yoshida | Yoshida | |||||
Shiota | October 5, 1918 Town status gained Shiota | Shiota | September 1, 1956 Shiota | ||||
Gochōda | Gochōda | Gochōda | |||||
Kuma | Kuma | Kuma |
33°01′N 130°11′E / 33.017°N 130.183°E / 33.017; 130.183