Kitatsugaru District, Aomori

Map showing original extent of Kitatsugaru District in Aomori Prefecture

green - current
green/yellow - former extent in early Meiji period

1. - Itayanagi
2. – Tsuruta
3. - Nakadomari
4. – Sotogahama

Kitatsugaru District (北津軽郡, Kitatsugaru-gun) is a rural district located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

As of September 2013, the district had an estimated population of 40,171 and an area of 304.54 km2. Much the city of Goshogawara and part of the city of Aomori was formerly part of Kitatsugaru 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]

  1. ^ "青森県の衆議院小選挙区の区割りについて(平成29年以降)" [About the division of Aomori Prefecture's House of Representatives single-member constituency (2017-)] (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 May 2020.