Kitakanbara District, Niigata

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 * yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period
 * green - current borders

Kitakanbara (北蒲原郡) is a district located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of July 1, 2019, the district has an estimated population of 14,025 with a density of 373 persons per km2. The total area is 37.58 km2.

Municipalities
The district consists of only one town:


 * Seirō

District Timeline

 * On January 1, 1947 - The town of Shibata became a city.
 * On March 1955 - After it gained city status, Shibata absorbed the villages of Izumino (Ijimino or Ijikuni), Kawahigashi, Sugaya (Sugatani), Matsuura, Yonekura and Akatani (Agaya).
 * On March 1956 - Some areas of the village of Kajikawa were absorbed into Shibata.
 * On April 1959 - The village of Sasaki was absorbed into Shibata.
 * On November 1, 1970 - The town of Toyosaka (part of Niigata as of March 21, 2005) gained city status.

Recent mergers

 * On July 7, 2003 - The town of Toyoura was merged into the expanded city of Shibata.
 * On April 1, 2004 - The towns of Suibara and Yasuda, and the villages of Kyogase and Sasakami were merged to form the city of Agano.
 * On May 1, 2005 - The town of Shiunji and the village of Kajikawa were also merged into the expanded city of Shibata.
 * On September 1, 2005 - The town of Nakajō and the village of Kurokawa were merged to form the city of Tainai.