Kamihei District, Iwate


Kamihei District is a rural district in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
From 2005, the district consists only of the town of Ōtsuchi, which as of June 1, 2019 had an estimated population of 11,106 with a density of 55.4 per km² and an area of 200.42 km². The entire city of Tōno, and all of the city of Kamaishi with the exception of the village of Tōni were formerly part of Kamihei District.

Towns and villages

The district consists of one town:

History

Under Mutsu Province

Hei District was one of the Edo period districts of Mutsu Province under the Tokugawa shogunate and was completely under the control of Nanbu clan of Morioka Domain. Following the Meiji restoration, on January 4, 1879 Hei District came under Rikuchū Province and was divided into four parts.
With the establishment of the municipality system, Nishihei District was organized with one town and 10 villages, and Minamihei District consisted of two towns and four villages.

Subsequent timeline