Miyaki District, Saga

Miyaki District in Saga Prefecture

Miyaki (三養基郡, Miyaki-gun) is a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan.

In February 2009, the district had an estimated population of 54,233 and a density of 625 per km². The total area is 86.82 km².

Municipalities

• Kamimine
• Kiyama
• Miyaki

History

Miyaki District consists of three former districts of Hizen Province: Kii, Mine and Yabu Districts.

Before 1889	Former District	March 26, 1896	1896 - 1944	1945 - 1959	1960 - 1989	1989–Present	Present
	Kii District	Kiyama	January 1, 1939 Town status gained Kiyama	Kiyama	Kiyama	Kiyama	Kiyama
		Tashiro	February 11, 1936 Town status gained Tashiro	April 1, 1954 Tosu	Tosu	Tosu	Tosu
		Kizato	Kizato
	Yabu District	Todoroki	March 19, 1907 Town status gained, renaming Tosu
		Fumoto	Fumoto
		Asahi	Asahi
		Nakabaru	Nakabaru	Nakabaru	April 1, 1971 Town status gained Nakabaru	March 1, 2005 Miyaki	Miyaki
		Kitashigeyasu	Kitashigeyasu	Kitashigeyasu	April 1, 1965 Town status gained Kitashigeyasu
	Mine District	Minamishigeyasu	Minamishigeyasu	April 1, 1955 Mine	May 1, 1962 Town status gained Mine
		Mikawa	Mikawa
		Kamimine	Kamimine	Kamimine	Kamimine	November 1, 1989 Town status gained Kamimine	Kamimine