Saga District, Saga

Former towns

• Higashiyoka
• Kawasoe
• Kubota

  Timeline

• April 1, 1889
• *Due to the city status enforcement, the city of Saga was formed.
• *Due to the municipal status enforcement, 23 villages were formed within Saga District.
• June 6, 1899 - The village of Kose was renamed as the village of Kose.
• October 1, 1922 - The village of Kōno was merged into the city of Saga.
• April 1, 1953 - The village of Minamikawasoe was elevated to town status to become the town of Minamikawasoe.
• March 31, 1954 - The villages of Hyōgo, Kose, Nishiyoka, Kase and Takagise were merged into the city of Saga.
• October 1, 1954 - The villages of Kitakawasoe, Honjō, Nabeshima, Kinryū and Kuboizumi were merged into the city of Saga.
• March 1, 1955 - The villages of Higashikawasoe and Shinkita were merged to create the town of Morodomi.
• April 1, 1955 - The town of Minamikawasoe, and the villages of Nakakawasoe and Ōdakuma were merged to create the town of Kawasoe.
• April 16, 1955 - The villages of Kasuga, Kawakami and Matsuume were merged to create the village of Yamato.
• September 30, 1956:
• *The village of Nishikawasoe was merged into the town of Kawasoe.
• *The village of Ozeki was merged with the villages of Nanzan and Hokuzan to create the village of Fuji.
• June 1, 1958 - Parts of the village of Fuji was merged into the village of Yamato.
• January 1, 1959 - The village of Yamato was elevated to town status to become the town of Yamato.
• October 1, 1962 - The town of Kubota absorbed parts of the village of Hishikari.
• October 1, 1966:
• *The village of Higashiyoka was elevated to town status to become the town of Higashiyoka.
• *The village of Fuji was elevated to town status to become the town of Fuji.
• April 1, 1967 - The village of Kubota was elevated to town status to become the town of Kubota.
• April 1, 1996 - Parts of the town of Yamato merged into the town of Fuji.
• October 1, 2005 - The towns of Fuji, Morodomi and Yamato, along with the village of Mitsuse were merged into the expanded city of Saga.
• October 1, 2007 - The towns of Higashiyoka, Kawasoe and Kubota were merged into the expanded city of Saga. Saga District was dissolved as a result of this merger.