Kitaakita District, Akita

Kitaakita District (北秋田郡, Kitaakita-gun) is a rural district located in Akita Prefecture, Japan.

As of April 2022, the district consists of only the village of Kamikoani with an estimated population of 2,089 and an area of 256.82 km2.

[1] All of the cities of Kitaakita and Ōdate, and part of the city of Noshiro were formerly part of Kitaakita District.

At the time, the area consisted of two towns (Ōdate and Junishō) and 117 villages formerly under the control of Kubota Domain.

With the establishment of the municipality system on April 1, 1889, modern Kitaakita District, with two towns (Ōdate and Junishō) and 29 villages was established.

Map showing original extent of Kitaakita District in Akita Prefecture

green - current
yellow - former extent in early Meiji period
  1. Odate
  2. Kitaakita
Historic Map of Kitaakita District:

Purple - Ōdate-shi
  1. Ōdate
  2. Ogita
  3. Junishō
  4. Hayaguchi
  5. Yamase
  6. Shimokawasoe
  7. Kamikawasoe
  8. Nagaki
  9. Shakanai
  10. Hanaoka
  11. Yatate
  12. Ōkuzo
  13. Higashidate
  14. Nishidate
  15. Niida
  16. Manaka

Light Blue - part of Noshiro-shi
  1. Nanakura (southwest portion)
Pink - Kitaakiya-shi
  1. Takanosu
  2. Yonaizawa
  3. Aniai
  4. Sakae
  5. Bōsawa
  6. Nanakura (northeast portion)
  7. Tsuzureko
  8. Sawaguchi
  9. Nanukaichi
  10. Ōno
  11. Ochiai
  12. Shimokoani
  13. Maeda
  14. Arasei
Blue - Kamikoani-mura
  1. Kamikoani