Nishimatsuura District, Saga

Nishimatsuura District in Saga Prefecture

Nishimatsuura (西松浦郡, Nishimatsuura-gun) is a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan.

As of February 1, 2009, the district has an estimated population of 21,066 and a density of 320 persons per km². The total area is 65.80 km².

Towns and villages

• Arita, whose borders are effectively the same as Nishimatsuura District's.

History

Before 1889	April 1, 1889	1889 - 1944	1945 - 1959		1960 - 1989	1989 - Present	Present
	Imari	December 8, 1943 Imari	April 1, 1954 City status gained Imari		Imari	Imari	Imari
	Ōtsubo
	Ōkawachi
	Makishima	December 10, 1928 Incorporated into Imari
	Kurogawa	Kurogawa
	Ōdake	February 16, 1901 Renamed Hatatsu
	Minamihata	Minamihata
	Ōkawa	Ōkawa
	Matsuura	Matsuura
	Niri	Niri
	Higashiyamashiro	Higashiyamashiro
	Nishiyamashiro	April 1, 1936 Town status gained, renamed Yamashiro
	Arita	Arita	Arita	April 1, 1954 Arita	Arita	March 1, 2006 Arita	Arita
	Shin	November 13, 1895 Renamed Arita (village)	January 1, 1947 Town status gained, renamed Higashiarita
	Magarikawa	Magarikawa	April 1, 1955 Nishiarita		April 1, 1965 Town status gained Nishiarita
	Ōyama	Ōyama