Fujitsu District, Saga Explained
is a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan.
As of February 1, 2009, the district has an estimated population of 10,075 and a density of 136 persons per km2. The total area is 74.21 km2.
Municipalities
- Tara, whose borders are effectively the same as Fujitsu District's.
1889-1963
- 1889-04-01 - The modern municipal system is established and Fujitsu District is formed with 14 villages.
- 1912-12-01 - Minami-Kashima gains town status and is renamed Kashima town (鹿島町), and the village of Kita-Kashima is renamed Kashima village (鹿島村).
- 1918-08-03 - Hachihongi gains town status and is renamed Hama.
- 1918-10-05 - Shiota gains town status.
- 1929-04-22 - Nishi-Ureshino gains town status and is renamed Ureshino.
- 1933-04-01 - Higashi-Ureshino is incorporated into Ureshino.
- 1953-04-01 - Tara gains town status.
- 1954-04-01 - The town of Kashima, the village of Kashima, Hama, Furueda, and Nogomi all merge to form the city of Kashima, which then withdraws from the district.
- 1955-02-11 - Ōura is incorporated into Tara and changes the kanji of its name.
- 1955-03-01 - Nanaura is incorporated into Tara and Kashima.
- 1955-04-01 - Yoshida is incorporated into Ureshino.
- 1956-09-01 - Gochōda and Kuma are incorporated into Shiota.
- 1963-04-01 - Part of Shiota is incorporated into Ureshino.
Post-1963
- 2006-01-01 - Shiota and Ureshino merge to form the city of Ureshino, which then withdraws from the district.
| Before 1889 | April 1, 1889 | 1889 - 1944 | 1945 - 1954 | 1955 - 1989 | 1989–Present | Present |
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| Minami-Kashima | December 1, 1912
Town status gained
Kashima | April 1, 1954
City status gained
Kashima | Kashima | Kashima | Kashima |
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| Hachihongi | August 3, 1918
Town status gained
Hama |
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| Kita-Kashima | December 1, 1912
Renaming
Kashima |
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| Nogomi | Nogomi |
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| Furueda | Furueda |
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| Nanaura | Nanaura | Nanaura | March 1, 1955
Incorporated into Kashima |
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| March 1, 1955
Incorporated into Tara | Tara | Tara |
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| Tara | Tara | April 1, 1953
Town status gained
Tara | February 11, 1955
Tara |
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| Ōura | Ōura | Ōura |
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| Nishi-Ureshino | April 22, 1929
Town status gained
Ureshino | April 1, 1933
Ureshino | Ureshino | April 1, 1955
Ureshino | January 1, 2006
City status gained
Ureshino | Ureshino |
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| Higashi-Ureshino | Higashi-Ureshino |
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| Yoshida | Yoshida | Yoshida |
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| Shiota | October 5, 1918
Town status gained
Shiota | Shiota | September 1, 1956
Shiota |
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| Gochōda | Gochōda | Gochōda |
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| Kuma | Kuma | Kuma | |
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33.0167°N 141°W
