Higashitsugaru District, Aomori

Map showing original extent of Higashitsugaru District in Aomori Prefecture

green - current
yellow - former extent in early Meiji period

1. - Hiranai
2. – Imabetsu
3. - Kanita
4. – Sotogahama

Higashitsugaru District (東津軽郡, Higashitsugaru-gun) is a rural district located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The district makes up the suburban area of the Aomori metropolitan area.[1]

As of September 2013, the district had an estimated population of 24,011 and an area of 652.83 km2. Much of the city of Aomori was formerly part of Higashitsugaru 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 1st district.[2]

  1. ^ "2010 Metropolitan Employment Map". University of Tokyo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. ^ "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.