Miyaki District, Saga
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Miyaki (三養基郡, Miyaki-gun) is a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan.
In February 2009, the district had an estimated population of 54,233 and a density of 625 per km2. The total area is 86.82 km2.
Municipalities
[edit]History
[edit]Miyaki District consists of three former districts of Hizen Province: Kii, Mine and Yabu Districts.
Before 1889 | Former District | March 26, 1896 | 1896 - 1944 | 1945 - 1959 | 1960 - 1989 | 1989–Present | Present |
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Kii District | Kiyama | January 1, 1939 Town status gained Kiyama | Kiyama | Kiyama | Kiyama | Kiyama | |
Tashiro | February 11, 1936 Town status gained Tashiro | April 1, 1954 Tosu | Tosu | Tosu | Tosu | ||
Kizato | Kizato | ||||||
Yabu District | Todoroki | March 19, 1907 Town status gained, renaming Tosu | |||||
Fumoto | Fumoto | ||||||
Asahi | Asahi | ||||||
Nakabaru | Nakabaru | Nakabaru | April 1, 1971 Town status gained Nakabaru | March 1, 2005 Miyaki | Miyaki | ||
Kitashigeyasu | Kitashigeyasu | Kitashigeyasu | April 1, 1965 Town status gained Kitashigeyasu | ||||
Mine District | Minamishigeyasu | Minamishigeyasu | April 1, 1955 Mine | May 1, 1962 Town status gained Mine | |||
Mikawa | Mikawa | ||||||
Kamimine | Kamimine | Kamimine | Kamimine | November 1, 1989 Town status gained Kamimine | Kamimine |