Nishisonogi District in Nagasaki Prefecture

is a

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located in Nagasaki Prefecture,

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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 * Togitsu

Mergers

* January 1, 1955 the village of Fukuda merged into the city of Nagasaki. *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 and Takaki, all from Kitatakaki District, merged into the expanded city of Isahaya. *On April 1, 2005, the old town of Saikai absorbed the towns of Ōseto, Ōshima, Sakito and Seihi to form the new city of Saikai. *On January 4, 2006, the town of Kinkai merged into the city of Nagasaki.

References

Districts in Nagasaki Prefecture {{Nagasaki-geo-stub