Kitasaku District, Nagano

District in Nagano Prefecture, Japan

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Kitasaku (北佐久郡, Kitasaku-gun) is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2023, the district has an estimated population of 41,894 with a density of 149 persons per km2. The total area is 281.69 km2.

## Municipalities

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The district consists of three towns:

* Karuizawa[a]
* Miyota[a]
* Tateshina[a]

Notes

1. ^ a b c Classified as a town.

## History

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Map showing original extent of Kitasaku District in Nagano Prefecture:

* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period

1. Karuizawa-machi
2. Miyota-machi
3. Tateshina-machi

Colored areas are in this district.

### District Timeline

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### Recent mergers

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* On April 1, 2004 - The village of Kitamimaki was merged with the town of Tōbu (from Chiisagata District) to form the new city of Tōmi.[1]

* On April 1, 2005 - The town of Mochizuki and the village of Asashina were merged with the town of Usuda (from Minamisaku District) and the old city of Saku to form the new city of Saku.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "東御市（とうみし）|東御市のあらまし|人と自然が織りなす しあわせ交流都市 とうみ". 東御市. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
2. ^ "さく市のれきし | 佐久市ホームページ". さく市. Retrieved 2024-02-14.

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Nagano Prefecture

Nagano (capital)

Core cities|

* Nagano
* Matsumoto

Cities|

* Azumino
* Chikuma
* Chino
* Iida
* Iiyama
* Ina
* Komagane
* Komoro
* Nakano
* Okaya
* Ōmachi
* Saku
* Shiojiri
* Suwa
* Suzaka
* Tōmi
* Ueda

Districts|

* Chiisagata District
* Aoki
* Nagawa
* Hanishina District
* Sakaki
* Higashichikuma District
* Asahi
* Chikuhoku
* Ikusaka
* Omi
* Yamagata
* Kamiina District
* Iijima
* Minamiminowa
* Minowa
* Miyada
* Nakagawa
* Tatsuno
* Kamiminochi District
* Iizuna
* Shinano
* Ogawa
* Kamitakai District
* Obuse
* Takayama
* Kiso District
* Agematsu
* Kiso (town)
* Nagiso
* Kiso (village)
* Ōkuwa
* Ōtaki
* Kitaazumi District
* Ikeda
* Hakuba
* Matsukawa
* Otari
* Kitasaku District
* Karuizawa
* Miyota
* Tateshina
* Minamisaku District
* Kawakami
* Kitaaiki
* Koumi
* Minamiaiki
* Minamimaki
* Sakuho
* Shimoina District
* Achi
* Anan
* Hiraya
* Matsukawa
* Neba
* Ōshika
* Shimojō
* Takagi
* Takamori
* Tenryū
* Toyooka
* Urugi
* Yasuoka
* Shimominochi District
* Sakae
* Shimotakai District
* Yamanouchi
* Kijimadaira
* Nozawaonsen
* Suwa District
* Hara
* Fujimi
* Shimosuwa

Former Districts|

* Minamiazumi District
* Sarashina District

List of mergers in Nagano Prefecture

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
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* United States
* Japan
* Israel

Other|

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36°21′11″N 138°33′07″E﻿ / ﻿36.353°N 138.552°E﻿ / 36.353; 138.552

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