Nishisonogi District in Nagasaki Prefecture

is a

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located in

Nagasaki Prefecture is a 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 km2 (1,594 sq mi). Nagasaki Prefecture borders Saga Prefecture to the northeast. N ...

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. As of January 1, 2009, the district has an estimated

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of 72,238 and a

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of 1460 persons per km². The total area is 49.54 km².

Towns and villages

Nagayo is a town located in Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Geography Nagayo is located within the southern part of Nagasaki prefecture and resides at the south of Ōmura Bay. Neighbouring municipalities * Nagasaki * Isahaya * ...

* Togitsu

Mergers

* January 1, 1955 the village of Fukuda merged into the city of

Nagasaki is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. It became the sole port used for trade with the Portuguese and Dutch during the 16th through 19th centuries. The Hidden Christian Sites in the ...

. *On January 4, 2005 six towns, Iōjima, Kōyagi, Nomozaki, Sanwa, Sotome and Takashima merged into the city of Nagasaki. *On March 1, 2005 the town of Tarami, along with the towns of Iimori, Konagai,

Moriyama 270px, Lake Biwa from Moriyama is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 85,485 in 34366 households and a population density of 1533.63 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography M ...

and Takaki, all from Kitatakaki District, merged into the expanded city of

Isahaya is a city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on September 1, 1940. As of November 1, 2022, the city has an estimated population of 132,385 and a population density of 389 persons per km². The total area is . On March ...

. *On April 1, 2005 the old town of

Saikai is a city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. As of March 2017, the city has an estimated population of 28,815 and a population density of 4,700 persons per km2. The total area is 242.01 km2. The modern city of Saikai was established ...

absorbed the towns of Ōseto, Ōshima, Sakito and Seihi to form the new city of

. *On January 4, 2006 the town of Kinkai merged into the city of

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