Nishitsugaru District, Aomori
As of September 2013, the district had an estimated population of 19,666 and an area of 831.85 km2.
All of the city of Tsugaru was formerly part of Nishitsugaru District.
In terms of national politics, the district is represented in the Diet of Japan's House of Representatives as a part of the Aomori 3rd district.
[1] The area of Nishitsugaru District was formerly part of Mutsu Province.
At the time of the Meiji restoration of 1868, the area consisted of one towns (Ajigasawa) and 218 villages, all formerly under the control of Hirosaki Domain.
green - current
yellow - former extent in early Meiji period
1. - Ajigasawa
2. – Fukaura
1.Ajigasawa 2.Akaishi 3.Fukaura 4.Nakamura 5.Narusawa 6.Koshimizu 7.Mizumoto 8.Kawayoke 9.Inagaki 10.Shariki 11.Kizukuri 12.Ōdose 13.Iwasaki 14.Maito 15.Morita 16.Shibata 17.Kashiwa 18.Shussei 19.Tateoka 20.Jusan
Purple= Tsugaru, Pink=Ajigasawa, Orange=Fukaura, Red=to Kitatsugaru District, Light Blue=to Goshogawara