Shimokita District, Aomori

Location of Shimokita District in Aomori Prefecture.
Japanese monkeys
Location of Shimokita-gun, Aomori Prefecture, highlighted in green; with former areas in yellow.

Current status of the district.
  1. Ōma-machi
  2. Higashidōri-mura
  3. Kazamaura-mura
  4. Sai-mura
Colored areas are in the district.
  1. Tanabu-machi (now part of Mutsu-shi)
  2. Higashidōri-mura
  3. Kazamaura-mura
  4. Ōminato-machi (now part of Mutsu-shi)
  5. Ōhata-machi (now part of Mutsu-shi)
  6. Ōma-machi
  7. Sai-mura
  8. Wakinosawa-mura (now part of Mutsu-shi)
  9. Kawauchi-machi (now part of Mutsu-shi)

Shimokita District (下北郡, Shimokita-gun) is a district located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It occupies most of the northern handle of Shimokita Peninsula with the exception of Mutsu City and contains the most northern point on the island of Honshū. It is also home to the Japanese macaque, making it the northernmost natural habitat for monkeys anywhere in the world.

As of 2009, the district has an estimated population of 18,297 and a density of 33.2 persons per km2. The total area was 551.08 km2.