Higashimatsuura (東松浦郡, Higashimatsuura-gun) is a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan. At the present it has only one town.
As of April 1, 2021, the district has an estimated population of 5,211 and a density of 145 persons per square kilometre. The total area is 35.92 square kilometres (13.87 square miles).
Municipalities
edit- Genkai, whose borders are effectively the same as Higashimatsuura District's.
History
edit- In 1878, Higashimatsuura District split with Matsuura District in Nagasaki Prefecture, along with Nishimatsuura District, Kitamatsuura District, and Minamimatsuura District.
- In 1883 Higashimatsuura District (along with Nishimatsuura District) became a part of Saga Prefecture.
- On January 1, 2005, Kitahata, Chinzei, Hamatama, Hizen, Kyūragi, Ōchi and Yobuko (all from Higashimatsuura District) were merged into the expanded city of Karatsu.[1]
| Before 1889 | April 1, 1889 | 1889 - 1944 | 1945 - 1959 | 1960 - 1989 | 1989–Present | Present | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanayama | Nanayama | Nanayama | Nanayama | January 1, 2006 Incorporated into Karatsu |
Karatsu | ||
| Karatsu (town) | Karatsu (town) | January 1, 1932 City status gained Karatsu |
Karatsu | Karatsu | January 1, 2005 Karatsu | ||
| Mitsushima | January 1, 1924 Incorporated into Karatsu (town) | ||||||
| Karatsu (village) | February 1, 1931 Incorporated into Karatsu (town) | ||||||
| Sashi | September 1, 1935 Town status gained Sashi |
November 3, 1941 Incorporated into Karatsu | |||||
| Onizuka | Onizuka | November 1, 1954 Incorporated into Karatsu | |||||
| Minato | Minato | ||||||
| Kagami | Kagami | ||||||
| Kuri | Kuri | ||||||
| Ōchi | September 1, 1935 Town status gained Ōchi |
Ōchi | Ōchi | ||||
| Kyūragi | Kyūragi | May 3, 1952 Town status gained Kyūragi |
Kyūragi | ||||
| Nagoya | January 1, 1922 Kanji renaming Nagoya |
September 30, 1956 Chinzei |
Chinzei | ||||
| Uchiage | Uchiage | ||||||
| Hamasaki | July 1, 1922 Town status gained Hamasaki |
September 30, 1956 Hamasaki-Tamashima |
November 1, 1966 Renaming Hamatama | ||||
| Ōmura | July 28, 1896 Renaming Tamashima | ||||||
| Yobuko | August 1, 1928 Town status gained Yobuko |
Yobuko | Yobuko | ||||
| Kitahata | Kitahata | Kitahata | Kitahata | ||||
| Irino | Irino | January 1, 1958 Town status gained Hizen |
Hizen | ||||
| Kirigo | Kirigo | December 21, 1957 Incorporated into Irino | |||||
| December 31, 1957 Incorporated into Karatsu |
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| December 31, 1957 Incorporated into Genkai |
Genkai | Genkai | Genkai | ||||
| Ariura | Ariura | September 30, 1956 Genkai | |||||
| Chiga | Chiga | ||||||
References
edit- ^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 [Annual Report on Population Movement in the Basic Resident Register] (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 150.
Karatsu-shi, Hamatama-cho, Kyuragi-machi, Ochi-cho, Kitahata-mura, Hizen-cho, Chinzei-cho and Yobuko-cho were incorporated into a newly established Karatsu-shi as of January 1, 2005.