Kitauonuma District, Niigata

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

Kitauonuma (北魚沼郡) was a district located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 5,549 with a density of 110.91 persons per km2. The total area was 357.29 km2.

Towns and villages
Prior to its dissolution on 3 March 2010, the district consisted of only one village:


 * Kawaguchi


 * Notes:

History

 * On 1954 - The areas now covering Ojiya were merged and elevated to city status.

Recent mergers

 * On November 1, 2004 - The towns of Horinouchi and Koide, and the villages of Hirokami, Irihirose, Sumon and Yunotani were merged to form the city of Uonuma.
 * On March 31, 2010 - The town of Kawaguchi was merged into the expanded city of Nagaoka. Therefore, Kitauonuma District was dissolved as the result of this merger.