is a

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located in

Saga Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. Saga Prefecture has a population of roughly 780,000 and has a geographic area of . Saga Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northeast and Nagasaki Prefect ...

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

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of 10,075 and a

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of 136 persons per km². The total area is 74.21 km².

Municipalities

* Tara, whose borders are effectively the same as Fujitsu District's.

History

1889-1963

*1889-04-01 - The modern municipal system is established and Fujitsu District is formed with 14 villages. *1912-12-01 - Minami-Kashima gains town status and is renamed Kashima town (鹿島町), and the village of Kita-Kashima is renamed Kashima village (鹿島村). *1918-08-03 - Hachihongi gains town status and is renamed Hama. *1918-10-05 - Shiota gains town status. *1929-04-22 - Nishi-Ureshino gains town status and is renamed Ureshino. *1933-04-01 - Higashi-Ureshino is incorporated into Ureshino. *1953-04-01 - Tara gains town status. *1954-04-01 - The town of Kashima, the village of Kashima, Hama, Furueda, and Nogomi all merge to form the city of Kashima, which then withdraws from the district. *1955-02-11 - Ōura is incorporated into Tara and changes the ''

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'' of its name. *1955-03-01 - Nanaura is incorporated into Tara and Kashima. *1955-04-01 - Yoshida is incorporated into Ureshino. *1956-09-01 - Gochōda and Kuma are incorporated into Shiota. *1963-04-01 - Part of Shiota is incorporated into Ureshino.

Post-1963

*2006-01-01 - Shiota and Ureshino merge to form the city of Ureshino, which then withdraws from the district. {{Authority control Districts in Saga Prefecture