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District in Japan
Kitatsuru 北都留郡
District
Location of Kitatsuru in YamanashiLocation of Kitatsuru in Yamanashi
Kitatsuru is located in JapanKitatsuruKitatsuruLocation in Japan
Coordinates: 35°47′38″N 138°54′29″E / 35.794°N 138.908°E / 35.794; 138.908
CountryJapan
PrefectureYamanashi
Area
 • Total154.2 km (59.5 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,214
 • Density7.87/km (20.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
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Kitatsuru (北都留郡, Kitatsuru-gun) is a rural district located in northeastern Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

As of October 2020, the district had an estimated population of 1,214 with a density of 7.879 persons per km. The total area was 154.1 km.

Municipalities

Prior to its dissolution, the district consisted of only two villages:

Notes
  1. ^ Classified as a village.

History

Map showing original extent of Kitatsuru District in Yamanashi Prefecture:

* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period
* green - current borders
  1. Kosuge-mura
  2. Tabayam-mura
Colored areas are in this district.

The district formerly included the city of Ōtsuki and a portion of the city of Uenohara.

District Timeline

Kitatsuru District was founded during the early Meiji period establishment of the municipalities system on July 22, 1878 and initially consisted of 18 villages.

Uenohara was elevated to town status on December 27, 1897, followed by Ōtsuki on April 1, 1933. Saruhashi became a town on April 1, 1935, followed by Shippo on April 1, 1954. However, on August 8, 1954, Shippo and Saruhashi merged with Ōtsuki to form the city of Ōtsuki.

Recent mergers

References

  1. "KITATSURU (District (-gun) in Yamanashi (Japan)". CityPopulation. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
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