Saeki District, Hiroshima Explained

Saeki
Native Name Lang:	ja
Settlement Type:	District
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Japan
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Japan
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Type2:	Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:	Hiroshima
Subdivision Type3:	District
Extinct Title:	Merged
Extinct Date:	November 3, 2005 (now part of Hatsukaichi)
Leader Title:	Mayor
Leader Title1:	Vice Mayor
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Total Km2:	334.77
Population Total:	54592
Population As Of:	2003
Population Density Km2:	163.07
Timezone1:	JST
Utc Offset1:	+09:00
Blank Name Sec1:	City hall address

As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 54,592 and a density of . The total area was .

Towns and villages

At the time of discontinuation of the district, there were two towns and no villages in the district.

On March 1, 2003 - the town of Saeki, and the village of Yoshiwa were merged into the expanded city of Hatsukaichi.^[1]
On November 1, 2004 - the towns of Nōmi, Ōgaki and Okimi, along with the former town of Etajima (from Aki District), were merged to create the city of Etajima.
On April 25, 2005 - the town of Yuki was merged into Saeki-ku, Hiroshima.
On November 3, 2005 - the towns of Miyajima and Ōno were merged into the expanded city of Hatsukaichi. Therefore, Saeki District was dissolved as a result of this merger.