Amakusa District, Kumamoto
- Amakusa District, Kumamoto
Amakusa (天草郡; -gun) is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
Following the March 27, 2006 Amakusa merger the district consists of the single town of Reihoku. After the merger, the district has an estimated population of 9,105 and a density of 135.77 persons per km². The total area is 67.06 km².
Towns and villages
*Reihoku
=Mergers=
*On March 31, 2004, the towns of Himedo, Matsushima, Oyano and Ryugatake merged to form the new city of Kami-Amakusa.
*On March 27, 2006, the towns of Amakusa, Ariake, Goshoura, Itsuwa, Kawaura, Kuratake, Shinwa and Sumoto merged with the cities of Hondo and Ushibuka to form the new city of Amakusa.
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