# Kishima District, Saga

Kishima (杵島郡, Kishima-gun) is a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan.
As of February 1, 2009, the district has an estimated population of 45,085 and a density of 318 persons per km$^2$. The total area is 135.40 km$^2$.

## Municipalities

* Kōhoku
* Ōmachi
* Shiroishi

## History

| April 1, 1889 | 1889 - 1944 | 1945 - 1959 | 1945 - 1959 | 1960 - 1989 | 1989–Present | Present |
| Takeo (town) | Takeo (town) | April 1, 1954 City status gained Takeo | April 1, 1954 City status gained Takeo | Takeo | March 1, 2006 Takeo | Takeo |
| Takeo (village) | June 7, 1900 Incorporated into Takeo (town) | April 1, 1954 City status gained Takeo | April 1, 1954 City status gained Takeo | Takeo | March 1, 2006 Takeo | Takeo |
| Ashai | Asahi | April 1, 1954 City status gained Takeo | April 1, 1954 City status gained Takeo | Takeo | March 1, 2006 Takeo | Takeo |
| Wakagi | Wakagi | April 1, 1954 City status gained Takeo | April 1, 1954 City status gained Takeo | Takeo | March 1, 2006 Takeo | Takeo |
| Takeuchi | Takeuchi | April 1, 1954 City status gained Takeo | April 1, 1954 City status gained Takeo | Takeo | March 1, 2006 Takeo | Takeo |
| Higashi-Kawanobori | Higashi-Kawanobori | April 1, 1954 City status gained Takeo | April 1, 1954 City status gained Takeo | Takeo | March 1, 2006 Takeo | Takeo |
| Nishi-Kawanobori | Nishi-Kawanobori | April 1, 1954 City status gained Takeo | April 1, 1954 City status gained Takeo | Takeo | March 1, 2006 Takeo | Takeo |
| Tachibana | Tachibana | April 1, 1954 City status gained Takeo | April 1, 1954 City status gained Takeo | Takeo | March 1, 2006 Takeo | Takeo |
| Sumiyoshi | Sumiyoshi | April 1, 1954 Renaming Yamauchi | April 1, 1954 Renaming Yamauchi | September 1, 1960 Town status gained Yamauchi | March 1, 2006 Takeo | Takeo |
| Nakato | Nakato | April 1, 1954 Renaming Yamauchi | April 1, 1954 Renaming Yamauchi | September 1, 1960 Town status gained Yamauchi | March 1, 2006 Takeo | Takeo |
| Kitagata | April 29, 1944 Town status gained Kitagata | Kitagata | Kitagata | Kitagata | March 1, 2006 Takeo | Takeo |
| Hashishita | Hashishita | April 1, 1956 Incorporated into Kitagata | April 1, 1956 Incorporated into Kitagata | | Kitagata | March 1, 2006 Takeo | Takeo |
| Hashishita | Hashishita | April 1, 1956 Incorporated into Shiroishi | April 1, 1956 Incorporated into Shiroishi | Shiroishi | January 1, 2005 Shiroishi | Shiroishi |
| Fukuji | April 1, 1936 Town status gained Shiroishi | July 20, 1955 Shiroishi | July 20, 1955 Shiroishi | | Shiroishi | January 1, 2005 Shiroishi | Shiroishi |
| Suko | Suko | July 20, 1955 Shiroishi | July 20, 1955 Shiroishi | Shiroishi | January 1, 2005 Shiroishi | Shiroishi |
| Rokkaku | Rokkaku | July 20, 1955 Shiroishi | July 20, 1955 Shiroishi | Shiroishi | January 1, 2005 Shiroishi | Shiroishi |
| Kita-Ariake | Kita-Ariake | July 1, 1956 Incorporated into Shiroishi | July 1, 1956 Incorporated into Shiroishi | | Shiroishi | January 1, 2005 Shiroishi | Shiroishi |
| Minami-Ariake | Minami-Ariake | Minami-Ariake | September 30, 1955 Ariake | October 1, 1962 Town status gained Ariake | January 1, 2005 Shiroishi | Shiroishi |
| Kinkō | Kinkō | April 1, 1955 Ariake | September 30, 1955 Ariake | October 1, 1962 Town status gained Ariake | January 1, 2005 Shiroishi | Shiroishi |
| Ryūō | Ryūō | April 1, 1955 Ariake | September 30, 1955 Ariake | October 1, 1962 Town status gained Ariake | January 1, 2005 Shiroishi | Shiroishi |
| Fukudomi | Fukudomi | Fukudomi | Fukudomi | April 1, 1967 Town status gained Fukudomi | January 1, 2005 Shiroishi | Shiroishi |
| Ōmachi | January 1, 1936 Town status gained Ōmachi | Ōmachi | Ōmachi | Ōmachi | Ōmachi | Ōmachi |
| Oda | April 1, 1932 Renaming Kōhoku | April 1, 1952 Town status gained Kōhoku | April 1, 1952 Town status gained Kōhoku | Kōhoku | Kōhoku | Kōhoku |
| Yamaguchi | April 1, 1932 Renaming Kōhoku | April 1, 1952 Town status gained Kōhoku | April 1, 1952 Town status gained Kōhoku | Kōhoku | Kōhoku | Kōhoku |
| Sarushi | April 1, 1932 Renaming Kōhoku | April 1, 1952 Town status gained Kōhoku | April 1, 1952 Town status gained Kōhoku | Kōhoku | Kōhoku | Kōhoku |
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