was a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
located in
Fukuoka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders ...
,
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
.
Mergers
* On February 5, 2005 - the town of
Tanushimaru, along with the town of
Kitano (from
Mii District), and the towns of
Jōjima and
Mizuma (both from
Mizuma District
is a Districts of Japan, district located in Fukuoka Prefecture,Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fukuoka-ken" in . Japan.
As of 2003 statistics and counting the decrease in size and population due to the Kurume, Fukuoka, Kurume merger, the ...
), was merged into the expanded city of
Kurume
is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 295,367 in 137,140 households, and a population density of 1309 people per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Kurume is located in the Chikugo Plain ...
.
* On March 20, 2005 - the former town of Ukiha absorbed the town of
Yoshii to create the city of
Ukiha.
Ukiha District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
References
Former districts of Fukuoka Prefecture
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