Saba District, Yamaguchi

Saba (佐波郡, Saba-gun) was a district located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 7,946 and a density of 27.37 persons per km². The total area was 290.35 km².

Former towns and villages

• Tokuji 34°11′22″N 131°39′20″E

Merger

• On October 1, 2005 - the town of Tokuji, along with the towns of Aio, Ajisu and Ogōri (all from Yoshiki District), was merged with the old city of Yamaguchi (2nd Generation) to create the new and expanded city of Yamaguchi (3rd Generation). Both Yoshiki District and Saba District were dissolved as a result of this merger.^[1][2]

References

1. 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. 148. Yamaguchi-shi, Tokuji-cho, Aio-cho, Ogori-cho and Ajisu-cho were incorporated into a newly established Yamaguchi-shi as of October 1, 2005.
2. "山口県央部1市4町合併について - 山口市ウェブサイト". Yamaguchi City Website. Retrieved 2024-02-07. 平成17年10月1日に山口市、小郡町、秋穂町、阿知須町、徳地町の旧1市4町が合併し、新しい山口市が誕生しました。