was a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan.

Former towns

  • Higashiyoka
  • Kawasoe
  • Kubota

Timeline

  • 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. (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.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:smaller"

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! Before 1889

! April 1, 1889

! 1889–1944

! colspan=2 | 1945–1959

! 1960–1989

! colspan=2 | 1989–present

! Present

|-

!

| Saga

| Saga

| rowspan=2 colspan=2 |Saga

| rowspan=12 | Saga

| rowspan=20 | October 1, 2005<br />Incorporated into Saga

| rowspan=20 | Saga

| rowspan=26 | Saga

|-

!

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Kōno

| October 1, 1922<br />Incorporated into Saga

|-

!

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Nishiyoka

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Nishiyoka

| rowspan=5 colspan=2 | March 31, 1954<br />Incorporated into Saga

|-

!

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Kase

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Kase

|-

!

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Kose (古瀬村)

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | June 6, 1899<br />Renamed Kose (巨勢村)

|-

!

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Hyōgo

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Hyōgo

|-

!

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Takagise

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Takagise

|-

!

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Kitakawasoe

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Kitakawasoe

| rowspan=5 colspan=2 | October 1, 1954<br />Incorporated into Saga

|-

!

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Honjō

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Honjō

|-

!

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Nabeshima

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Nabeshima

|-

!

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Kinryū

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Kinryū

|-

!

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Kuboizumi

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Kuboizumi

|-

!

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Higashikawasoe

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Higashikawasoe

| rowspan=2 colspan=2 bgcolor="#66FFFF" | March 1, 1955<br />Merged into Morodomi

| rowspan=2 bgcolor="#66FFFF" | Morodomi

|-

!

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Shinkita

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Shinkita

|-

!

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Kasuga

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Kasuga

| rowspan=3 bgcolor="#99CCFF" | April 16, 1955<br />Merged into Yamato

| rowspan=3 bgcolor="#66FFFF" | January 1, 1959<br />Elevated to town status

| rowspan=3 bgcolor="#66FFFF" | Yamato

|-

!

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Kawakami

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Kawakami

|-

!

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Matsuume

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Matsuume

|-

!

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Ozeki

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Ozeki

| rowspan=3 colspan=2 bgcolor="#99CCFF" | September 30, 1956<br />Merged into Fuji

| rowspan=3 bgcolor="#66FFFF" | October 1, 1966<br />Elevated to town status

|-

!

| Hokuzan<br />(Ogi District)

| Hokuzan<br />(Ogi District)

|-

!

| Nanzan<br />(Ogi District)

| Nanzan<br />(Ogi District)

|-

!

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Minamikawasoe

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Minamikawasoe

| bgcolor="#66FFFF" | April 1, 1953<br />Elevated to town status

| rowspan=3 bgcolor="#66FFFF" | April 1, 1955<br />Merged into Kawasoe

| rowspan=4 bgcolor="#66FFFF" | Kawasoe

| rowspan=4 bgcolor="#66FFFF" | Kawasoe

| rowspan=6 | October 1, 2007<br />Incorporated into Saga

|-

!

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Nakakawasoe

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Nakakawasoe

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Nakakawasoe

|-

!

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Ōdakuma

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Ōdakuma

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Ōdakuma

|-

!

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Nishikawasoe

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Nishikawasoe

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Nishikawasoe

| bgcolor="#66FFFF" | September 30, 1956<br />Incorporated into Kawasoe

|-

!

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Higashiyoka

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Higashiyoka

| colspan=2 bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Higashiyoka

| bgcolor="#66FFFF" | October 1, 1966<br />Elevated to town status

| bgcolor="#66FFFF" | Higashiyoka

|-

!

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Kubota

| bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Kubota

| colspan=2 bgcolor="#99CCFF" | Kubota

| bgcolor="#66FFFF" | April 1, 1967<br />Elevated to town status

| bgcolor="#66FFFF" | Kubota

|}

See also

  • List of dissolved districts of Japan

References