Kitamatsuura District in Nagasaki Prefecture

is a

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located in

Nagasaki Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan, mainly located on the island of Kyūshū, although it also includes a number of islands off Kyūshū's northwest coast - including Tsushima and Iki. Nagasaki Prefecture has a population of 1,246,4 ...

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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

Sasebo is a core city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is the second-largest city in Nagasaki Prefecture, after its capital, Nagasaki. , the city had an estimated population of 230,873 in 102,670 households, and a population density of 540 per ...

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

Hirado is a city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 28,172, and a population density of 120 people per km2. The total area of the city is Geography Hirado City occupies the northern part of Nagasaki P ...

. *On January 1, 2006, the towns of Fukushima 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 merged into the city of

References

Districts in Nagasaki Prefecture {{Nagasaki-geo-stub