Kitakoma District, Yamanashi
former district in Yamanashi prefecture, Japan
Kitakoma (北巨摩郡, Kitakoma-gun) was a district located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
As of March 2006, the district had an estimated population of 6,127 with a density of 184.88 persons per km2. The total area was 33.14 km2.
Municipalities
Prior to its dissolution, the district consisted of only one town:
Kobuchisawa
History
District Timeline
Kitakoma District was founded from the split of Koma District during the early Meiji period establishment of the municipalities system on July 22, 1878 and initially consisted of 44 villages.
Recent mergers
On September 1, 2004 - The town of Futaba was merged with the towns of Ryūō and Shikishima (both from Nakakoma District) to create the city of Kai.
On November 1, 2004 - The towns of Hakushū, Nagasaka, Sutama and Takane, and the villages of Akeno, Mukawa and Ōizumi were merged to create the city of Hokuto.
On March 15, 2006 - The town of Kobuchisawa was merged into the expanded city of Hokuto. Kitakoma District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
The public source identifies “Kitakoma District, Yamanashi” as former district in Yamanashi prefecture, Japan. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Kitakoma, District and Yamanashi.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6417764. VIAF identifies the subject as 149067420. The Library of Congress control number is n92069833. None of the 3 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2006, 1878 and 2004.
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