Kishima District in Saga PrefectureKishima (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.
History
| Before 1889
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April 1, 1889
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1889 - 1944
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1945 - 1959
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1960 - 1989
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1989–Present
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Present
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Takeo (town)
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Takeo (town)
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April 1, 1954
City status gained
Takeo
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Takeo
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March 1, 2006
Takeo
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Takeo
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Takeo (village)
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June 7, 1900
Incorporated into Takeo (town)
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Ashai
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Asahi
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Wakagi
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Wakagi
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Takeuchi
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Takeuchi
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Higashi-Kawanobori
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Higashi-Kawanobori
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Nishi-Kawanobori
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Nishi-Kawanobori
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Tachibana
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Tachibana
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Sumiyoshi
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Sumiyoshi
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April 1, 1954
Renaming
Yamauchi
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September 1, 1960
Town status gained
Yamauchi
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Nakato
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Nakato
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Kitagata
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April 29, 1944
Town status gained
Kitagata
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Kitagata
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Kitagata
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Hashishita
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Hashishita
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April 1, 1956
Incorporated into Kitagata
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April 1, 1956
Incorporated into Shiroishi
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Shiroishi
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January 1, 2005
Shiroishi
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Shiroishi
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Fukuji
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April 1, 1936
Town status gained
Shiroishi
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July 20, 1955
Shiroishi
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Suko
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Suko
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Rokkaku
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Rokkaku
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Kita-Ariake
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Kita-Ariake
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July 1, 1956
Incorporated into Shiroishi
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Minami-Ariake
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Minami-Ariake
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Minami-Ariake
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September 30, 1955
Ariake
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October 1, 1962
Town status gained
Ariake
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Kinkō
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Kinkō
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April 1, 1955
Ariake
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Ryūō
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Ryūō
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Fukudomi
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Fukudomi
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Fukudomi
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April 1, 1967
Town status gained
Fukudomi
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Ōmachi
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January 1, 1936
Town status gained
Ōmachi
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Ōmachi
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Ōmachi
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Ōmachi
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Ōmachi
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Oda
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April 1, 1932
Renaming
Kōhoku
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April 1, 1952
Town status gained
Kōhoku
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Kōhoku
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Kōhoku
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Kōhoku
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Yamaguchi
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Sarushi
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33°10′55″N 130°08′56″E / 33.182°N 130.149°E / 33.182; 130.149
