Kishima District, Saga

Kishima District in Saga Prefecture

Kishima (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.

Municipalities

• Kōhoku
• Ōmachi
• Shiroishi

History

Before 1889	April 1, 1889	1889 - 1944	1945 - 1959		1960 - 1989	1989 - Present	Present
	Takeo (town)	Takeo (town)	April 1, 1954 City status gained Takeo		Takeo	March 1, 2006 Takeo	Takeo
	Takeo (village)	June 7, 1900 Incorporated into Takeo (town)
	Ashai	Asahi
	Wakagi	Wakagi
	Takeuchi	Takeuchi
	Higashi-Kawanobori	Higashi-Kawanobori
	Nishi-Kawanobori	Nishi-Kawanobori
	Tachibana	Tachibana
	Sumiyoshi	Sumiyoshi	April 1, 1954 Renaming Yamauchi		September 1, 1960 Town status gained Yamauchi
	Nakato	Nakato
	Kitagata	April 29, 1944 Town status gained Kitagata	Kitagata		Kitagata
	Hashishita	Hashishita	April 1, 1956 Incorporated into Kitagata
			April 1, 1956 Incorporated into Shiroishi		Shiroishi	January 1, 2005 Shiroishi	Shiroishi
	Fukuji	April 1, 1936 Town status gained Shiroishi	July 20, 1955 Shiroishi
	Suko	Suko
	Rokkaku	Rokkaku
	Kita-Ariake	Kita-Ariake	July 1, 1956 Incorporated into Shiroishi
	Minami-Ariake	Minami-Ariake	Minami-Ariake	September 30, 1955 Ariake	October 1, 1962 Town status gained Ariake
	Kinkō	Kinkō	April 1, 1955 Ariake
	Ryūō	Ryūō
	Fukudomi	Fukudomi	Fukudomi		April 1, 1967 Town status gained Fukudomi
	Ōmachi	January 1, 1936 Town status gained Ōmachi	Ōmachi		Ōmachi	Ōmachi	Ōmachi
	Oda	April 1, 1932 Renaming Kōhoku	April 1, 1952 Town status gained Kōhoku		Kōhoku	Kōhoku	Kōhoku
	Yamaguchi
	Sarushi

Coordinates: 33°10′55″N 130°08′56″E / 33.182°N 130.149°E