Kinosaki District, Hyōgo

Kinosaki (城崎郡, Kinosaki-gun) was a district located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 41,455 and a density of 98.36 persons per km². The total area was 421.48 km².

Former towns and villages

• Hidaka
• Kasumi
• Kinosaki
• Takeno

Mergers

• On April 1, 2005 - the town of Kasumi was merged with the towns of Mikata and Muraoka (both from Mikata District) to create the town of Kami (in Mikata District).
• On April 1, 2005 - the towns of Hidaka, Kinosaki, and Takeno, along with the towns of Izushi and Tantō (both from Izushi District), were merged into the expanded city of Toyooka. Kinosaki District was dissolved as a result of this merger.