Miike District
former district in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan
Miike (三池郡, Miike-gun) was a district located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 14,525 and a density of 354.18 persons per km2. The total area was 41.01 km2.
Former towns and villages
Takata
Merger
On January 29, 2007 - the town of Takata, along with the towns of Setaka and Yamakawa (both from Yamato District), was merged to create the city of Miyama.
The public source identifies “Miike District” as former district in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Miike, District and former.
Why this record matters
A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Miike District”, the useful work is to connect “former district in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q909101. VIAF identifies the subject as 258474176. Authority coordinates are 33.106, 130.494. None of the 3 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2003 and 2007.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Miike District”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Miike District primary sources, Miike District archive and Miike research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
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- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
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This entry incorporates text from “Miike District” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.