Soo (曽於郡,Sō-gun) is adistrict located inKagoshima Prefecture,Japan.

As of October 1, 2008, the district has an estimated population of 14,713 and a density of 146 persons/km². The total area is 100.82 km².

The district has one town:

• Ōsaki

The district was once written "囎唹郡," and it was part ofŌsumi Province. The district broke off intoHigashisoo andNishisoo Districts in May 1878. When the district government was activated on April 1, 1897, Nishisoo was merged withAira District and Higashisoo was merged withMinamimorokata District (broke off fromMorokata District in the formerHyūga Province) to become Soo District.

• July 22, 1887 - Soo District broke off into Higashisoo and Nishisoo Districts.

• April 1, 1897 - Higashisoo District and Minamimorokata District merged to form Soo District. The villages of Sueyoshi, Iwagawa, Tsuneyoshi, Takarabe, Ichinari, Higashishibushi, Nishishibushi, Tsukino, Matsuyama, Ōsaki, and Nogata were formed. (11 villages)
• July 1, 1913 - The village of Higashishibushi gained town status and renamed to become the town ofShibushi. (1 town, 10 villages)
• October 1, 1922 - The village of Sueyoshi gained town status to become the town ofSueyoshi. (2 towns, 9 villages)
• April 1, 1924 - The village of Iwagawa gained town status to become the town of Iwagawa. (3 towns, 8 villages)
• April 1, 1926 - The village of Takarabe gained town status to become the town ofTakarabe. (4 towns, 7 villages)
• January 1, 1936 - The village of Ōsaki gained town status to become the town ofŌsaki. (5 towns, 6 villages)
• January 20, 1955 - The town of Iwagawa and the villages of Tsuneyoshi and Tsukino merged to form the town ofŌsumi. (5 towns, 4 villages)
• April 1, 1955 - The village of Nogata split and merged into the towns of Ōsumi, Ōsaki, and the village of Nishishibushi. (5 towns, 3 villages)
• April 1, 1956 - The village of Ichinari and the village of Mobiki fromKimotsuki District to form the town ofKihoku. (6 towns, 2 villages)
• April 1, 1958 (8 towns)
  • The village of Matsuyama gained town status to become the town ofMatsuyama.
  • The village of Nishishibushi gained town status and renamed to become the town ofAriake.
• April 1, 1972 - Soo District (囎唹郡) changed their name to Soo District (曽於郡).
• July 1, 2005 - The towns of Ōsumi, Sueyoshi, and Takarabe merged to form the city ofSoo.^[1][2](5 towns)
• January 1, 2006 (1 town)
  • The towns of Ariake, Matsuyama, and Shibushi merged to form the city ofShibushi.
  • The town of Kihoku merged with the city of Kanoya and the towns ofKushira andAira from Kimotsuki District to form the city ofKanoya.

• Geographic data related toSoo District, Kagoshima atOpenStreetMap

31°26′20″N130°58′59″E / 31.439°N 130.983°E /31.439; 130.983

• Districts in Kagoshima Prefecture

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