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.
Before 1889 April 1, 1889 1889–1944 1945–1959 1960–1989 1989–present Present Saga SagaSaga Saga October 1, 2005Incorporated into Saga Saga Saga Kōno October 1, 1922Incorporated into Saga Nishiyoka Nishiyoka March 31, 1954Incorporated into Saga Kase Kase Kose (古瀬村) June 6, 1899Renamed Kose (巨勢村) Hyōgo Hyōgo Takagise Takagise Kitakawasoe Kitakawasoe October 1, 1954Incorporated into Saga Honjō Honjō Nabeshima Nabeshima Kinryū Kinryū Kuboizumi Kuboizumi Higashikawasoe Higashikawasoe March 1, 1955Merged into Morodomi Morodomi Shinkita Shinkita Kasuga Kasuga April 16, 1955Merged into Yamato January 1, 1959Elevated to town status Yamato Kawakami Kawakami Matsuume Matsuume Ozeki Ozeki September 30, 1956Merged into Fuji October 1, 1966Elevated to town status Hokuzan(Ogi District) Hokuzan(Ogi District) Nanzan(Ogi District) Nanzan(Ogi District) Minamikawasoe Minamikawasoe April 1, 1953Elevated to town status April 1, 1955Merged into Kawasoe Kawasoe Kawasoe October 1, 2007Incorporated into Saga Nakakawasoe Nakakawasoe Nakakawasoe Ōdakuma Ōdakuma Ōdakuma Nishikawasoe Nishikawasoe Nishikawasoe September 30, 1956Incorporated into Kawasoe Higashiyoka Higashiyoka Higashiyoka October 1, 1966Elevated to town status Higashiyoka Kubota Kubota Kubota April 1, 1967Elevated to town status Kubota
See also List of dissolved districts of Japan
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