Kumage District, Yamaguchi

Kumage (熊毛郡) is a district located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 42,778 and a density of 282.12 persons per km2. The total area is 151.63 km2.

Towns and villages

 * Hirao
 * Kaminoseki
 * Tabuse

Mergers

 * On April 21, 2003, the town of Kumage merged with the town of Kano, from Tsuno District, and the cities of Tokuyama and Shinnan'yō, to form the city of Shūnan.
 * On October 4, 2004, the town of Yamato was merged into the city of Hikari.