is a city

Cities of Japan

||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...

 located in Nagasaki Prefecture

Nagasaki Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. The capital is the city of Nagasaki.- History :Nagasaki Prefecture was created by merging of the western half of the former province of Hizen with the island provinces of Tsushima and Iki...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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The city was founded on September 1, 1940. On March 1, 2005, the city expanded through a merger with the surrounding towns of Tarami

Tarami, Nagasaki

was a town located in Nishisonogi District, Nagasaki, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 16,995 and a density of 448.65 persons per km². The total area was 37.88 km²....

, Moriyama

Moriyama, Nagasaki

was a town located in Kitatakaki District, Nagasaki, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,154 and a density of 264.57 persons per km²...

, Iimori

Iimori, Nagasaki

was a town located in Kitatakaki District, Nagasaki, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,979 and a density of 321.35 persons per km²...

, Takaki

Takaki, Nagasaki

was a town located in Kitatakaki District, Nagasaki, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 10,912 and a density of 219.16 persons per km²...

 and Konagai

Konagai, Nagasaki

was a town located in Kitatakaki District, Nagasaki, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,437 and a density of 208.12 persons per km²...

 merged to form the new city of Isahaya. The city was once part of Kitatakaki District

Kitatakaki District, Nagasaki

was a district located in Nagasaki, Japan.On January 4, 2005 all towns from this district merged with the City of Isahaya to form the new City of Isahaya. The District of Kitatakaki was dissolved due to this merger....

, but due to this merger, the district has no more municipalities left and the district was officially dissolved.