is a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan."Kadokawa Japanese Place Name Dictionary" Editorial Committee, ed., " Kadokawa Japanese Place Name Dictionary ," 41, Saga Prefecture, Kadokawa Shoten, March 1, 1982. ISBN 4040014103 .
As of April 1, 2021, the district has an estimated population of 18,804 and a density of 286 persons per square kilometre. The total area is .
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, 1943Imari April 1, 1954City status gainedImari Imari Imari Imari Ōtsubo Ōkawachi Makishima December 10, 1928Incorporated into Imari Kurogawa Kurogawa Ōdake February 16, 1901RenamedHatatsu Minamihata Minamihata Ōkawa Ōkawa Matsuura Matsuura Niri Niri Higashiyamashiro Higashiyamashiro Nishiyamashiro April 1, 1936Town status gained, renamedYamashiro Arita Arita Arita April 1, 1954Arita Arita March 1, 2006Arita Arita Shin November 13, 1895RenamedArita (village) January 1, 1947Town status gained, renamedHigashiarita Magarikawa Magarikawa April 1, 1955Nishiarita April 1, 1965Town status gainedNishiarita Ōyama Ōyama
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