Fujitsu District in Saga Prefecture

Fujitsu (藤津郡, Fujitsu-gun) is a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan.

As of February 1, 2009, the district has an estimated population of 10,075 and a density 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 kanji 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.
Before 1889 April 1, 1889 1889 - 1944 1945 - 1954 1955 - 1989 1989–Present Present

 Minami-Kashima December 1, 1912
Town status gained
Kashima		 April 1, 1954
City status gained
Kashima		 Kashima Kashima Kashima

 Hachihongi August 3, 1918
Town status gained
Hama

 Kita-Kashima December 1, 1912
Renaming
Kashima

 Nogomi Nogomi

 Furueda Furueda

 Nanaura Nanaura Nanaura March 1, 1955
Incorporated into Kashima

 March 1, 1955
Incorporated into Tara		 Tara Tara

 Tara Tara April 1, 1953
Town status gained
Tara		 February 11, 1955
Tara

 Ōura Ōura Ōura

 Nishi-Ureshino April 22, 1929
Town status gained
Ureshino		 April 1, 1933
Ureshino		 Ureshino April 1, 1955
Ureshino		 January 1, 2006
City status gained
Ureshino		 Ureshino

 Higashi-Ureshino Higashi-Ureshino

 Yoshida Yoshida Yoshida

 Shiota October 5, 1918
Town status gained
Shiota		 Shiota September 1, 1956
Shiota

 Gochōda Gochōda Gochōda

 Kuma Kuma Kuma

33°01′N 130°11′E / 33.017°N 130.183°E / 33.017; 130.183

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