is a

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located in

Saga Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. Saga Prefecture has a population of 809,248 (1 August 2020) and has a geographic area of 2,440 km2 (942 sq mi). Saga Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northeast and Nagasak ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. At the present it has only one

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. As of April 1, 2021, the district has an estimated

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of 5,211 and a

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of 145 persons per square kilometre. The total area is .

Municipalities

* Genkai, whose borders are effectively the same as Higashimatsuura District's.

History

* In 1878, Higashimatsuura District split with

Matsuura District Matsuura (written: 松浦) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Akiko Matsuura, Japanese drummer *Atsushi Matsuura (footballer born 1982), former Japanese football player *Atsushi Matsuura (footballer born 1981), forme ...

Nagasaki Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Nagasaki Prefecture has a population of 1,314,078 (1 June 2020) and has a geographic area of 4,130 Square kilometre, km2 (1,594 sq mi). Nagasaki Prefecture borders ...

, along with Nishimatsuura District, Kitamatsuura District, and Minamimatsuura District. * In 1883 Higashimatsuura District (along with Nishimatsuura District) became a part of

. {{Authority control Districts in Saga Prefecture