Saga District, Saga

Saga District (佐賀郡, Saga-gun) 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.^[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
	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

• List of dissolved districts of Japan

References

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.