Kitagō, Miyazaki (Minaminaka)

Kitagō (北郷町) was a town located in Minaminaka District, Miyazaki, Japan.

As of 2008, the town had an estimated population of 4,859 and a population density of 27.2 persons per km2. The town's total area was 178.49 km2.

On March 30, 2009, Kitagō, along with the town of Nangō (also from Minaminaka District), was merged into the expanded city of Nichinan. Minaminaka District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

It was bordered by Nichinan City to the south and east; Kiyotake Town and Miyazaki City to the north; and Mimata Town to the west.

Kitago literally means "north shire". The town is in the northern part of the former Obi Shire, Himuka.

History
The town was established as a village in 1889 by merging the villages of Gonohara, Ofuji and Kitagawachi; which was later elevated to town status in 1959.

Land use

 * Rice Field:     2.2%
 * Other Farmland: 1.1%
 * Residential:    1.1%
 * Mountain Forest: 88.2%
 * Wilderness:     0.1%
 * Mixed Use:      3.9%
 * Other:          3.3%