Saga District, Saga

Former district in Saga prefecture, Japan

District in Saga Prefecture, Japan

Saga District

Saga-gun

District

Country| Japan
Prefecture| Saga Prefecture
Time zone| UTC+09 (JST)

Saga District (佐賀郡, Saga-gun) was a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan.

## Former towns

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* Higashiyoka
* Kawasoe
* Kubota

## Timeline

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* April 1, 1889 (23 villages)
* Due to the city status enforcement, the city of Saga was formed.
* Due to the municipal status enforcement, 23 villages were formed within Saga District.
* June 6, 1899 - The village of Kose (古瀬村) was renamed as the village of Kose (巨勢村).
* October 1, 1922 - The village of Kōno was merged into the city of Saga. (22 villages)
* April 1, 1953 - The village of Minamikawasoe was elevated to town status to become the town of Minamikawasoe. (1 town, 21 villages)
* March 31, 1954 - The villages of Hyōgo, Kose, Nishiyoka, Kase and Takagise were merged into the city of Saga. (1 town, 16 villages)
* October 1, 1954 - The villages of Kitakawasoe, Honjō, Nabeshima, Kinryū and Kuboizumi were merged into the city of Saga. (1 town, 11 villages)
* March 1, 1955 - The villages of Higashikawasoe and Shinkita were merged to create the town of Morodomi. (2 towns, 9 villages)
* April 1, 1955 - The town of Minamikawasoe, and the villages of Nakakawasoe and Ōdakuma were merged to create the town of Kawasoe. (2 towns, 7 villages)
* April 16, 1955 - The villages of Kasuga, Kawakami and Matsuume were merged to create the village of Yamato. (2 towns, 5 villages)
* September 30, 1956: (2 towns, 4 villages)
* The village of Nishikawasoe was merged into the town of Kawasoe.
* The village of Ozeki was merged with the villages of Nanzan and Hokuzan (both from Ogi District) to create the village of Fuji.
* June 1, 1958 - Parts of the village of Fuji (the locality of Hattabaru) was merged into the village of Yamato.
* January 1, 1959 - The village of Yamato was elevated to town status to become the town of Yamato. (3 towns, 3 villages)
* October 1, 1962 - The town of Kubota absorbed parts of the village of Hishikari (from Ogi District).
* October 1, 1966: (5 towns, 1 village)
* The village of Higashiyoka was elevated to town status to become the town of Higashiyoka.
* The village of Fuji was elevated to town status to become the town of Fuji.
* April 1, 1967 - The village of Kubota was elevated to town status to become the town of Kubota. (6 towns)
* April 1, 1996 - Parts of the town of Yamato (the locality of Matsuse) merged into the town of Fuji.
* October 1, 2005 - The towns of Fuji, Morodomi and Yamato, along with the village of Mitsuse (from Kanzaki District) were merged into the expanded city of Saga.[1] (3 towns)
* October 1, 2007 - The towns of Higashiyoka, Kawasoe and Kubota were merged into the expanded city of Saga. Saga District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

Before 1889  | April 1, 1889  | 1889–1944  | 1945–1959  | 1960–1989  | 1989–present  | Present

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| Saga  | Saga  | Saga  | Saga  | October 1, 2005
Incorporated into Saga  | Saga  | Saga
| Kōno  | October 1, 1922
Incorporated into Saga
| Nishiyoka  | Nishiyoka  | March 31, 1954
Incorporated into Saga
| Kase  | Kase
| Kose (古瀬村)  | June 6, 1899
Renamed Kose (巨勢村)
| Hyōgo  | Hyōgo
| Takagise  | Takagise
| Kitakawasoe  | Kitakawasoe  | October 1, 1954
Incorporated into Saga
| Honjō  | Honjō
| Nabeshima  | Nabeshima
| Kinryū  | Kinryū
| Kuboizumi  | Kuboizumi
| Higashikawasoe  | Higashikawasoe  | March 1, 1955
Merged into Morodomi  | Morodomi
| Shinkita  | Shinkita
| Kasuga  | Kasuga  | April 16, 1955
Merged into Yamato  | January 1, 1959
Elevated to town status  | Yamato
| Kawakami  | Kawakami
| Matsuume  | Matsuume
| Ozeki  | Ozeki  | September 30, 1956
Merged into Fuji  | October 1, 1966
Elevated to town status
| Hokuzan
(Ogi District)  | Hokuzan
(Ogi District)
| Nanzan
(Ogi District)  | Nanzan
(Ogi District)
| Minamikawasoe  | Minamikawasoe  | April 1, 1953
Elevated to town status  | April 1, 1955
Merged into Kawasoe  | Kawasoe  | Kawasoe  | October 1, 2007
Incorporated into Saga
| Nakakawasoe  | Nakakawasoe  | Nakakawasoe
| Ōdakuma  | Ōdakuma  | Ōdakuma
| Nishikawasoe  | Nishikawasoe  | Nishikawasoe  | September 30, 1956
Incorporated into Kawasoe
| Higashiyoka  | Higashiyoka  | Higashiyoka  | October 1, 1966
Elevated to town status  | Higashiyoka
| Kubota  | Kubota  | Kubota  | April 1, 1967
Elevated to town status  | Kubota

## See also

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* List of dissolved districts of Japan

## References

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1. ^ "総務省｜令和2年版 地方財政白書｜資料編 〔附属資料〕 昭和60年度以降の市町村合併の実績" [Record of Municipal Mergers Since Showa 60]. 総務省 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-28.

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International|

* VIAF

National|

* Japan