Kitatsuru District, Yamanashi

Kitatsuru (北都留郡) is a rural district located in northeastern Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

As of October 2020, the district had an estimated population of 1,214 with a density of 7.879 persons per km2. The total area was 154.1 km2.

Municipalities
Prior to its dissolution, the district consisted of only two villages:


 * Kosuge
 * Tabayama


 * Notes:

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



The district formerly included the city of Ōtsuki and a portion of the city of Uenohara.

District Timeline
Kitatsuru District was founded during the early Meiji period establishment of the municipalities system on July 22, 1878 and initially consisted of 18 villages.

Uenohara was elevated to town status on December 27, 1897, followed by Ōtsuki on April 1, 1933. Saruhashi became a town on April 1, 1935, followed by Shippo on April 1, 1954. However, on August 8, 1954, Shippo and Saruhashi merged with Ōtsuki to form the city of Ōtsuki.

Recent mergers

 * On February 13, 2005 - The former town of Uenohara absorbed the village of Akiyama (from Minamitsuru District) to form the new city of Uenohara.