title: Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki
text: # Kitamatsuura District, Nagasaki
  
  Kitamatsuura (北松浦郡, Kitamatsuura-gun) is a district located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.
  
  As of August 1, 2011, the district has an estimated population of 16,270 and a density of 282 persons per $km^2.$ The total area is 57.76 $km^2.$
  
  ## Towns and villages
  
  * Ojika
  * Saza
  
  ## Mergers
  
  * On April 1, 2005, the towns of Sechibaru and Yoshii merged into the city of Sasebo.
  * On October 1, 2005, the towns of Ikitsuki and Tabira, and the village of Ōshima merged into the city of Hirado.
  * On January 1, 2006, the towns of Fukushima and Takashima merged into the city of Matsuura.
  * On March 31, 2006, the towns of Kosaza and Uku merged into the city of Sasebo.
  * On March 31, 2010, the towns of Emukae and Shikamachi merged into the city of Sasebo.
  