Onga District, Fukuoka

Onga (遠賀郡; -gun) is a district located in Fukuoka, Japan.

According to 2005 Japanese Census data, the district has a population of 97,537 and a density of 1,045.73 persons per km². The total area is 93.10 km².

Towns currently in this district

• Ashiya-machi（芦屋町）
• Mizumaki-machi（水巻町）
• Okagaki-machi（岡垣町）
• Onga-chō（遠賀町）
  • The word roots "machi" and "chō" (both written as 町) mean "town." Onga is the only town in Fukuoka Prefecture for which 町 is pronounced "chō." For all other towns it is pronounced "machi."

Towns and Villages formerly in this district

• Katsuki（香月町）:Merged to Yahata City(八幡市. described below) in 1955, currently Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyūshū（北九州市八幡西区）
• Kōjaku Village（上津役村）:Merged to Yahata City in 1937, currently Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyūshū
• Kurosaki（黒崎町）:Merged to Yahata City in 1926, currently Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyūshū
• Nakama（中間町）:Upgraded to City（中間市） in 1958
• Orio（折尾町）:Merged to Yahata City in 1944, currently Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyūshū
• Tobata（戸畑町）:Upgraded to City in 1924, currently Tobata-ku, Kitakyūshū（北九州市戸畑区）
• Wakamatsu（若松町）:Upgraded to City in 1914, currently Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyūshū（北九州市若松区）
• Yahata（八幡町）:Upgraded to City（八幡市） in 1917, currently Yahata Higashi-ku, Kitakyūshū（北九州市八幡東区）

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