Ninohe District, Iwate

Map showing original extent of Ninohe District in Iwate Prefecture

colored area=original extent in Meiji period; green=present area; beige=area transferred to Iwate District

Ninohe (二戸郡, Ninohe-gun) is a rural district located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

As of June 1, 2019, the district has an estimated population of 11,797 with a density of 39.3 per km2 and an area of 300.03 km2. The entire city of Ninohe, and parts of the city of Hachimantai and town of Kuzumaki were formerly part of Ninohe District.