was a
district
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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
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.
As of 2003, the district had an estimated
population
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of 45,910 and a
density
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of 478.98 persons per km
2. The total area was 95.85 km
2.
Former towns and villages
*
Ashikari
*
Mikatsuki
*
Ogi
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People
* Adolf Ogi (born 1942), Swiss politician
*, Japanese football player
*, Japanese actress and politician
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*, Japanese football player
*Ogi Ogas (born 19 ...
*
Ushizu
Merger
*On March 1, 2005 - the former town of Ogi absorbed the towns of
Ashikari,
Mikatsuki and
Ushizu to create the
city of Ogi. Ogi District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
Former districts of Saga Prefecture
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