Ninohe District, Iwate


Ninohe 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.

Towns and villages

The district consists of one town:
The ancient county of Nukanobu in Mutsu Province was divided into the counties of Ninohe, Sannohe, Kunohe and Kita in 1634. Under the Tokugawa shogunate, Ninohe county consisted of 74 villages under the control of Morioka Domain. Following the Meiji restoration, Ninohe came under Aomori Prefecture from December 1871 to May 1876, when it became part of Iwate Prefecture.

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