Minamikanbara District, Niigata

Minamikanbara (南蒲原郡, Minamikanbara-gun) is a district located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of July 1, 2019, the district had an estimated population of 11,481 with a density of 362 persons per km2.

The total area was 31.71 km2.

The district consists of only one town: When the district was formed back in the Meiji Period, the district covered the cities of Sanjō and Mitsuke, the town of Tagami, and parts of Kamo and the northern part of Nagaoka.

Map showing original extent of Minamikanbara District in Niigata Prefecture :

* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period
* green - current borders
  1. Tagami-machi