Kamikita District, Aomori

Kamikita District (上北郡, Kamikita-gun) is a district located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It occupies the east-central portion of the prefecture, south of Shimokita Peninsula.

As of 2010, the district has an estimated population of 100,526 and a density of 78.5 persons per km². The total area was 1281.05 km². In terms of national politics, the district is represented in the Diet of Japan's House of Representatives as a part of the Aomori 1st district and the Aomori 2nd district.^[1]

Towns and villages

The district currently consists of six towns and one village. The cities of Towada and Misawa were formerly part of the district.

History

Kamikita District was part of ancient Kita County (北郡, Kita-gun), established by the Northern Fujiwara. During the Edo period, the area was part of the Morioka han feudal domain of the Nanbu clan, with daikansho located in Noheji and Shichinohe.

The Nanbu clan sided with the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei during the Boshin War of the Meiji Restoration and were punished by the new Meiji government by loss of their northern territories. In November 1869, Kita-gun and neighboring Sannohe District became part of the newly created Tonami Domain (斗南藩, Tonami-han), a 30,000 koku holding created to resettle the dispossessed Matsudaira clan from Aizu-Wakamatsu. In July 1871, with the abolition of the han system, Tonami Domain became Tonami Prefecture, and was merged into the newly created Aomori Prefecture in September 1871.

During the early Meiji period administrative reorganization of Japan on July 22, 1878, Kamikita and Shimokita were divided from former Kita County, and Kamikita was divided into 50 villages. In the cadastral reform of April 1, 1889, the number of villages was reduced through consolidations and mergers to sixteen.

On September 27, 1897 the village of Noheji was elevated to town status.
On September 1, 1902 the village of Shichinohe was elevated to town status.
On September 1, 1910 the village of Sanbongi was elevated to town status.
On April 20, 1929 the village of Momoishi was elevated to town status.
On February 1, 1948 several villages or portions of villages were merged to create the town of Omisawa.
On February 1, 1956 the town of Sanbongi was elevated to city status.
On April 1, 1956 the village of Towada was elevated to town status.
On October 1, 1957 the village of Rokunohe was elevated to town status.
On April 1, 1958 the village of Yokohama was elevated to town status.
On September 1, 1958 the town of Omisawa was elevated to city status and became the city of Misawa.
On September 1, 1958 the village of Uranodate was elevated to town status and became the town of Kamikita.
On August 1, 1969 the village of Shimoda was elevated to town status.
On April 1, 1975 the town of Towada was renamed as the town of Towadako.
On January 1, 2005 the town of Towadako was merged into the city of Tiowada.
On March 1, 2005 the towns of Shimoda and Momishi were merged to create the town of Oirase.

April 1, 1889	1889–1949	1950–1989		1989–present	present
Yokohama village	Yokohama village	Yokohama village	April 1, 1958 Yokohama Town	Yokohama Town	Yokohama Town	Yokohama
Noheji Village	September 27, 1897 Noheji Town	Noheji Town	Noheji Town	Noheji Town	Noheji Town	Noheji
Uranodate Village	Uranodate Village	Uranodate Village	September 1, 1958 renamed Kamikita Town	Kamikita Town	March 31, 2005 Tōhoku Town	Tōhoku
Kachiji Village	Kachiji Village	Kachiji Village	November 1, 1963 renamed Tōhoku Town	Tōhoku Town	March 31, 2005 Tōhoku Town	Tōhoku
Shichinohe Village	September 1, 1902 Shichinohe Town	Shichinohe Town	Shichinohe Town	Shichinohe Town	March 31, 2005 Shichinohe Town	Shichinohe
Tenmabayashi Village	Tenmabayashi Village	Tenmabayashi Village	Tenmabayashi Village	Tenmabayashi Village	March 31, 2005 Shichinohe Town	Shichinohe
Sanbongi Village	September 1, 1910 Sanbongi Town	Sanbongi Town	February 1, 1955 Sanbongi City October 10, 1956 改称 Towada City	Towada City	January 1, 2005 Towada City	Towada
Ofukanai Village	Ofukanai Village	Ofukanai Village
Fujisaka Village	Fujisaka Village	Fujisaka Village
Yotsuwa Village	Yotsuwa Village	Yotsuwa Village	March 1, 1956 merged with Misawa City
Hookusawa Village	September 7, 1931 merged Towada Village	Towada Village	April 1, 1956 Towada Town	April 1, 1976 renamed Towadako Town
Rokkasho Village	Rokkasho Village	Rokkasho Village	Rokkasho Village	Rokkasho Village	Rokkasho Village	Rokkasho
Misawa Village	Misawa Village	February 1, 1948 Omisawa Town part of Rokunohe, Shimoda Uranodate merged\| September 1, 1958 renamed Misawa City	Misawa City	Misawa City	Misawa
Momoishi Village	April 20, 1929 Momoishi Town	Momoishi Town	Momoishi Town	Momoishi Town	March 1, 2005 Oirase Town	Oirase
Shimoda Village	Shimoda Village	Shimoda Village	Shimoda Village	August 1, 1969 Shimoda Town	March 1, 2005 Oirase Town	Oirase
Rokunohe Village	Rokunohe Village	Rokunohe Village	October 1, 1957 Rokunohe Town	Rokunohe Town	Rokunohe Town	Rokunohe

References

^ "青森県の衆議院小選挙区の区割りについて(平成29年以降)" [About the division of Aomori Prefecture's House of Representatives single-member constituency (2017-)] (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 May 2020.

40°46′26″N 141°15′39″E / 40.77389°N 141.26083°E / 40.77389; 141.26083

[1] "青森県の衆議院小選挙区の区割りについて(平成29年以降)" [About the division of Aomori Prefecture's House of Representatives single-member constituency (2017-)] (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 May 2020.

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v t e Aomori Prefecture
Aomori (capital)
Core cities	Aomori Hachinohe
Cities	Goshogawara Hirakawa Hirosaki Kuroishi Misawa Mutsu Towada Tsugaru
Districts	Higashitsugaru District Hiranai Imabetsu Sotogahama Yomogita Kamikita District Noheji Oirase Rokunohe Shichinohe Tōhoku Yokohama Rokkasho Kitatsugaru District Itayanagi Nakadomari Tsuruta Minamitsugaru District Fujisaki Inakadate Ōwani Nakatsugaru District Nishimeya Nishitsugaru District Ajigasawa Fukaura Sannohe District Gonohe Hashikami Nanbu Sannohe Takko Shingō Shimokita District Ōma Higashidōri Kazamaura Sai
List of mergers in Aomori Prefecture

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