Nishimatsuura District, Saga
# Nishimatsuura District, Saga

Nishimatsuura (西松浦郡, Nishimatsuura-gun) is a district located in Saga Prefecture, Japan.

As of April 1, 2021, the district has an estimated population of 18,804 and a density of 286 persons per square kilometre. The total area is 65.9 square kilometres (25.4 square miles).

## Towns and villages

* Arita, whose borders are effectively the same as Nishimatsuura District's.

### History

| April 1, 1889 | 1889 - 1944 | 1945 - 1959 | 1945 - 1959 | 1960 - 1989 | 1989–Present | Present |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Imari | December 8, 1943 Imari | April 1, 1954 City status gained Imari | April 1, 1954 City status gained Imari | Imari | Imari | Imari |
| Ōtsubo | December 8, 1943 Imari | April 1, 1954 City status gained Imari | April 1, 1954 City status gained Imari | Imari | Imari | Imari |
| Ōkawachi | December 8, 1943 Imari | April 1, 1954 City status gained Imari | April 1, 1954 City status gained Imari | Imari | Imari | Imari |
| Makishima | December 10, 1928 Incorporated into Imari | April 1, 1954 City status gained Imari | April 1, 1954 City status gained Imari | Imari | Imari | Imari |
| Kurogawa | Kurogawa | April 1, 1954 City status gained Imari | April 1, 1954 City status gained Imari | Imari | Imari | Imari |
| Ōdake | February 16, 1901 Renamed Hatatsu | April 1, 1954 City status gained Imari | April 1, 1954 City status gained Imari | Imari | Imari | Imari |
| Minamihata | Minamihata | April 1, 1954 City status gained Imari | April 1, 1954 City status gained Imari | Imari | Imari | Imari |
| Ōkawa | Ōkawa | April 1, 1954 City status gained Imari | April 1, 1954 City status gained Imari | Imari | Imari | Imari |
| Matsuura | Matsuura | April 1, 1954 City status gained Imari | April 1, 1954 City status gained Imari | Imari | Imari | Imari |
| Niri | Niri | April 1, 1954 City status gained Imari | April 1, 1954 City status gained Imari | Imari | Imari | Imari |
| Higashiyamashiro | Higashiyamashiro | April 1, 1954 City status gained Imari | April 1, 1954 City status gained Imari | Imari | Imari | Imari |
| Nishiyamashiro | April 1, 1936 Town status gained, renamed Yamashiro | April 1, 1954 City status gained Imari | April 1, 1954 City status gained Imari | Imari | Imari | Imari |
| Arita | Arita | Arita | April 1, 1954 Arita | Arita | March 1, 2006 Arita | Arita |
| Shin | November 13, 1895 Renamed Arita (village) | January 1, 1947 Town status gained, renamed Higashiarita | April 1, 1954 Arita | Arita | March 1, 2006 Arita | Arita |
| Magarikawa | Magarikawa | April 1, 1955 Nishiarita | April 1, 1955 Nishiarita | April 1, 1965 Town status gained Nishiarita | March 1, 2006 Arita | Arita |
| Ōyama | Ōyama | April 1, 1955 Nishiarita | April 1, 1955 Nishiarita | April 1, 1965 Town status gained Nishiarita | March 1, 2006 Arita | Arita |

33°12′19″N 129°51′32″E﻿ / ﻿33.2054°N 129.859°E﻿ / 33.2054; 129.859

