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.

Higashimatsuura District in Saga Prefecture
As of February 1, 2009, the district has an estimated population of 21,066 and a density of 320 persons per square kilometre. The total area is 65.8 square kilometres (25.4 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.
Before 1889 | April 1, 1889 | 1889 - 1944 | 1945 - 1959 | 1960 - 1989 | 1989 - Present | Present | |
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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 | ||
Mitsushima | January 1, 1924 Incorporated into Karatsu (town) | ||||||
Karatsu (village) | February 1, 1931 Incorporated into Karatsu (town) | ||||||
Sashi | September 1, 1935 Town status gained Sashi |
November 3, 1941 Incorporated into Karatsu | |||||
Onizuka | Onizuka | November 1, 1954 Incorporated into Karatsu | |||||
Minato | Minato | ||||||
Kagami | Kagami | ||||||
Kuri | Kuri | ||||||
Ōchi | September 1, 1935 Town status gained Ōchi |
Ōchi | Ōchi | ||||
Kyūragi | Kyūragi | May 3, 1952 Town status gained Kyūragi |
Kyūragi | ||||
Nagoya | January 1, 1922 Kanji renaming Nagoya |
September 30, 1956 Chinzei |
Chinzei | ||||
Uchiage | Uchiage | ||||||
Hamasaki | July 1, 1922 Town status gained Hamasaki |
September 30, 1956 Hamasaki-Tamashima |
November 1, 1966 Renaming Hamatama | ||||
Ōmura | July 28, 1896 Renaming Tamashima | ||||||
Yobuko | August 1, 1928 Town status gained Yobuko |
Yobuko | Yobuko | ||||
Kitahata | Kitahata | Kitahata | Kitahata | ||||
Irino | Irino | January 1, 1958 Town status gained Hizen |
Hizen | ||||
Kirigo | Kirigo | December 21, 1957 Incorporated into Irino | |||||
December 31, 1957 Incorporated into Karatsu |
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December 31, 1957 Incorporated into Genkai |
Genkai | Genkai | Genkai | ||||
Ariura | Ariura | September 30, 1956 Genkai | |||||
Chiga | Chiga |
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