Nishimatsuura District, Saga
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Nishimatsuura (西松浦郡, Nishimatsuura-gun) is a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan.
As of April 1, 2021, the district has an estimated population of 18,804 and a density of 286 persons per square kilometre. The total area is 65.9 square kilometres (25.4 square miles).
Towns and villages
- Arita, whose borders are effectively the same as Nishimatsuura District's.
History
Before 1889 | April 1, 1889 | 1889 - 1944 | 1945 - 1959 | 1960 - 1989 | 1989–Present | Present | |
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Imari | December 8, 1943 Imari | April 1, 1954 City status gained Imari | Imari | Imari | Imari | ||
Ōtsubo | |||||||
Ōkawachi | |||||||
Makishima | December 10, 1928 Incorporated into Imari | ||||||
Kurogawa | Kurogawa | ||||||
Ōdake | February 16, 1901 Renamed Hatatsu | ||||||
Minamihata | Minamihata | ||||||
Ōkawa | Ōkawa | ||||||
Matsuura | Matsuura | ||||||
Niri | Niri | ||||||
Higashiyamashiro | Higashiyamashiro | ||||||
Nishiyamashiro | April 1, 1936 Town status gained, renamed Yamashiro | ||||||
Arita | Arita | Arita | April 1, 1954 Arita | Arita | March 1, 2006 Arita | Arita | |
Shin | November 13, 1895 Renamed Arita (village) | January 1, 1947 Town status gained, renamed Higashiarita | |||||
Magarikawa | Magarikawa | April 1, 1955 Nishiarita | April 1, 1965 Town status gained Nishiarita | ||||
Ōyama | Ōyama |
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Saga (capital)
- Saga
![Flag of Saga Prefecture](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Flag_of_Saga_Prefecture.svg/60px-Flag_of_Saga_Prefecture.svg.png)
- Imari
- Kanzaki
- Karatsu
- Kashima
- Ogi
- Takeo
- Taku
- Tosu
- Ureshino
33°12′19″N 129°51′32″E / 33.2054°N 129.859°E / 33.2054; 129.859