Nishimatsuura District, Saga

Nishimatsuura (西松浦郡, Nishimatsuura-gun) is a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan.

Nishimatsuura District in Saga Prefecture

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 1889April 1, 18891889 - 19441945 - 19591960 - 19891989–PresentPresent
ImariDecember 8, 1943
Imari
April 1, 1954
City status gained
Imari
ImariImariImari
Ōtsubo
Ōkawachi
MakishimaDecember 10, 1928
Incorporated into Imari
KurogawaKurogawa
ŌdakeFebruary 16, 1901
Renamed
Hatatsu
MinamihataMinamihata
ŌkawaŌkawa
MatsuuraMatsuura
NiriNiri
HigashiyamashiroHigashiyamashiro
NishiyamashiroApril 1, 1936
Town status gained, renamed
Yamashiro
AritaAritaAritaApril 1, 1954
Arita
AritaMarch 1, 2006
Arita
Arita
ShinNovember 13, 1895
Renamed
Arita (village)
January 1, 1947
Town status gained, renamed
Higashiarita
MagarikawaMagarikawaApril 1, 1955
Nishiarita
April 1, 1965
Town status gained
Nishiarita
ŌyamaŌyama

33°12′19″N 129°51′32″E / 33.2054°N 129.859°E / 33.2054; 129.859