The district is today a geographical and statistical unit comprising one or several rural municipalities in Japan. It was used as an administrative unit in Japan in antiquity and between 1878 and 1921 and was roughly equivalent to the county of the United States, ranking at the level below prefecture and above town or village, same as city.
Fukuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka. As of 2018, it is the ninth most populated prefecture in Japan.
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies off the eastern coast of the Asian continent and stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea in the south.
Before the dissolution, the district contained 2 towns Shima (志摩町) and Nijō (二丈町).
Shima was a town located in Itoshima District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Nijō was a town located in Itoshima District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
On 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.
Maebaru was a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It existed from October 1, 1992, to December 31, 2009.
Itoshima is a city located in western Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
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.
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