Complex sentence: Kitahata (北波多村;-mura) had been a village located in Higashimatsuura District, Saga, Japan until merged on January 1,2005 to be a part of the city of Karatsu.
Split into simpler sentences: Kitahata (北波多村;-mura) was a village located in Higashimatsuura District, Saga, Japan. It was merged on January 1,2005 into the city of Karatsu.