Municipalities at the time of the formation • Village of Imajuku (今宿村) •
Village of Susenji (周船寺村) •
Village of Motooka (元岡村) • Village of Imazu (今津村) •
Village of Kitazaki (北崎村) • Village of Maebaru (前原村) • Village of Kafuri (加布里村) • Village of Nagaito (長糸村) • Village of Raizan (雷山村) • Village of Ito (怡土村) • Village of Hatae (波多江村) • Village of Kaya (可也村) • Village of Sakurano (桜野村) • Village of Kofuji (小富士村) • Village of Keya (芥屋村) • Village of Ikisan (一貴山村) • Village of Fukae (深江村) • Village of Fukuyoshi (福吉村)
Municipal Timeline • September 15, 1901 - The village of Maebaru was elevated to town status to become the town of Maebaru. (1 town, 17 villages) • April 1, 1931 - The town of Maebaru, and the villages of Hatae and Kafuri were merged to create the town of Maebaru. (1 town, 15 villages) • October 15, 1941 - The village of Imajuku was merged into the
City of Fukuoka. (1 town, 14 villages) • April 1, 1942 - The village of Imazu was merged into the city of Fukuoka. (1 town, 13 villages) • January 1, 1955: (1 town, 6 villages) • The town of Maebaru, and the villages of Raizan and Nagaito were merged to create the town of Maebaru. • The villages of Ikisan, Fukae and Fukuyoshi were merged to create the village of Nijō. • The villages of Kaya, Sakurano, Kofuji and Keya were merged to create the village of Shima. • April 1, 1955 - The village of Ito was merged into the town of Maebaru. (1 town, 5 villages) • April 1, 1961 - The villages of Motooka, Susenji and Kitazaki were merged into the city of Fukuoka. (1 town, 2 villages) • April 1, 1965: (3 towns) • The village of Nijō was elevated to town status to become the town of
Nijō. • The village of Shima was elevated to town status to become the town of
Shima. • October 1, 1992 - The town of Maebaru was elevated to city status to become the
city of Maebaru. (2 towns) • January 1, 2010 - The towns of Nijō and Shima, along with the city of Maebaru, were merged to create the
city of Itoshima. Itoshima District was dissolved as a result of this merger. ==See also==