# Higashimatsuura District, Saga

Higashimatsuura (東松浦郡, Higashimatsuura-gun) is a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan. At the present it has only one town.
As of April 1, 2021, the district has an estimated population of 5,211 and a density of 145 persons per square kilometre. The total area is 35.92 square kilometres (13.87 square miles).

## Municipalities

* Genkai, whose borders are effectively the same as Higashimatsuura District's.

## History

* In 1878, Higashimatsuura District split with Matsuura District in Nagasaki Prefecture, along with Nishimatsuura District, Kitamatsuura District, and Minamimatsuura District.
* In 1883 Higashimatsuura District (along with Nishimatsuura District) became a part of Saga Prefecture.
* On January 1, 2005, Kitahata, Chinzei, Hamatama, Hizen, Kyūragi, Ōchi and Yobuko (all from Higashimatsuura District) were merged into the expanded city of Karatsu.
| April 1, 1889 | 1889 - 1944 | 1889 - 1944 | 1945 - 1959 | 1960 - 1989 | 1989–Present | Present |
| Nanayama | Nanayama | Nanayama | Nanayama | Nanayama | January 1, 2006 Incorporated into Karatsu | Karatsu |
| Karatsu (town) | Karatsu (town) | January 1, 1932 City status gained Karatsu | Karatsu | Karatsu | January 1, 2005 Karatsu | Karatsu |
| Mitsushima | January 1, 1924 Incorporated into Karatsu (town) | January 1, 1932 City status gained Karatsu | Karatsu | Karatsu | January 1, 2005 Karatsu | Karatsu |
| Karatsu (village) | February 1, 1931 Incorporated into Karatsu (town) | January 1, 1932 City status gained Karatsu | Karatsu | Karatsu | January 1, 2005 Karatsu | Karatsu |
| Sashi | September 1, 1935 Town status gained Sashi | November 3, 1941 Incorporated into Karatsu | Karatsu | Karatsu | January 1, 2005 Karatsu | Karatsu |
| Onizuka | Onizuka | Onizuka | November 1, 1954 Incorporated into Karatsu | Karatsu | January 1, 2005 Karatsu | Karatsu |
| Minato | Minato | Minato | | November 1, 1954 Incorporated into Karatsu | Karatsu | January 1, 2005 Karatsu | Karatsu |
| Kagami | Kagami | Kagami | | November 1, 1954 Incorporated into Karatsu | Karatsu | January 1, 2005 Karatsu | Karatsu |
| Kuri | Kuri | Kuri | | November 1, 1954 Incorporated into Karatsu | Karatsu | January 1, 2005 Karatsu | Karatsu |
| Ōchi | September 1, 1935 Town status gained Ōchi | September 1, 1935 Town status gained Ōchi | Ōchi | Ōchi | January 1, 2005 Karatsu | Karatsu |
| Kyūragi | Kyūragi | Kyūragi | May 3, 1952 Town status gained Kyūragi | Kyūragi | January 1, 2005 Karatsu | Karatsu |
| Nagoya | January 1, 1922 Kanji renaming Nagoya | January 1, 1922 Kanji renaming Nagoya | September 30, 1956 Chinzei | Chinzei | January 1, 2005 Karatsu | Karatsu |
| Uchiage | Uchiage | Uchiage | | September 30, 1956 Chinzei | Chinzei | January 1, 2005 Karatsu | Karatsu |
| Hamasaki | July 1, 1922 Town status gained Hamasaki | July 1, 1922 Town status gained Hamasaki | September 30, 1956 Hamasaki-Tamashima | November 1, 1966 Renaming Hamatama | January 1, 2005 Karatsu | Karatsu |
| Ōmura | July 28, 1896 Renaming Tamashima | July 28, 1896 Renaming Tamashima | | September 30, 1956 Hamasaki-Tamashima | November 1, 1966 Renaming Hamatama | January 1, 2005 Karatsu | Karatsu |
| Yobuko | August 1, 1928 Town status gained Yobuko | August 1, 1928 Town status gained Yobuko | Yobuko | Yobuko | January 1, 2005 Karatsu | Karatsu |
| Kitahata | Kitahata | Kitahata | Kitahata | Kitahata | January 1, 2005 Karatsu | Karatsu |
| Irino | Irino | Irino | January 1, 1958 Town status gained Hizen | Hizen | January 1, 2005 Karatsu | Karatsu |
| Kirigo | Kirigo | Kirigo | December 21, 1957 Incorporated into Irino | Hizen | January 1, 2005 Karatsu | Karatsu |
| Kirigo | Kirigo | Kirigo | December 31, 1957 Incorporated into Karatsu | | January 1, 2005 Karatsu | Karatsu |
| Kirigo | Kirigo | Kirigo | December 31, 1957 Incorporated into Genkai | Genkai | Genkai | Genkai |
| Ariura | Ariura | Ariura | September 30, 1956 Genkai | Genkai | Genkai | Genkai |
| Chiga | Chiga | Chiga | | September 30, 1956 Genkai | Genkai | Genkai | Genkai |