Kitamatsuura District in Nagasaki Prefecture

is a

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located in

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 ...

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. As of August 1, 2011, the district has an estimated

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of 16,270 and a

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of 282 persons per km². The total area is 57.76 km².

Towns and villages

* Ojika * Saza

Mergers

*On April 1, 2005, the towns of Sechibaru and Yoshii merged into the city of

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. *On October 1, 2005, the towns of Ikitsuki and Tabira, and the village of Ōshima merged into the city of

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. *On January 1, 2006, the towns of

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and Takashima merged into the city of Matsuura. *On March 31, 2006, the towns of Kosaza and Uku merged into the city of

. *On March 31, 2010, the towns of Emukae and

Shikamachi was a town located in Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. As of January 1, 2009, the town had an estimated population of 5,115 and a density of 169 persons per km2. The total area was 30.24 km2. On March 31, 2010, Shikamach ...

merged into the city of

References

Districts in Nagasaki Prefecture {{Nagasaki-geo-stub