Onga District, Fukuoka
Onga is a district located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
According to 2005 Japanese Census data, the district has a population of 97,537 and a density of 1,045.73 persons per km². The total area is 93.10 km².Towns currently in this district
- Ashiya-machi(芦屋町)
- Mizumaki-machi(水巻町)
- Okagaki-machi(岡垣町)
- Onga-chō(遠賀町)
- *The word roots "machi" and "chō" mean "town." Onga is the only town in Fukuoka Prefecture for which 町 is pronounced "chō." For all other towns it is pronounced "machi."
- Katsuki(香月町)- Merged to Yahata City in 1955, currently Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyūshū(北九州市八幡西区)
- Kōjaku Village(上津役村)- Merged to Yahata City in 1937, currently Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyūshū
- Kurosaki(黒崎町)- Merged to Yahata City in 1926, currently Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyūshū
- Nakama(中間町)- Upgraded to City(中間市)status in 1958
- Orio(折尾町)- Merged to Yahata City in 1944, currently Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyūshū
- Tobata(戸畑町)- Upgraded to City status in 1924, currently Tobata-ku, Kitakyūshū(北九州市戸畑区)
- Wakamatsu(若松町)- Upgraded to City status in 1914, currently Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyūshū(北九州市若松区)
- Yahata(八幡町)- Upgraded to City(八幡市)status in 1917, currently Yahata Higashi-ku, Kitakyūshū(北九州市八幡東区)