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.

Location of Kamikita District in Aomori prefecture

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.
pre-1889 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
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
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
Rokunohe Village Rokunohe Village Rokunohe Village October 1, 1957
Rokunohe Town		 Rokunohe Town Rokunohe Town Rokunohe
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References
  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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