Kitasaku District, Nagano

Kitasaku (北佐久郡, Kitasaku-gun) is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

As of December 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 40,041.

The district has three towns

• Karuizawa
• Miyota
• Tateshina

District Timeline

• On April 1, 2004 the village of Kitamimaki merged with the town of Tōbu, from Chiisagata District, to form the new city of Tōmi.
• On April 1, 2005 the town of Mochizuki and the village of Asashina merged with the city of Saku and the town of Usuda from Minamisaku District to form the new city of Saku.

Nagano Prefecture Cities Azumino Chikuma Chino Iida Iiyama Ina Komagane Komoro Matsumoto Nagano Nakano Okaya Ōmachi Saku Shiojiri Suwa Suzaka Tōmi Ueda Districts Chiisagata Hanishina Higashichikuma Kamiina Kamiminochi Kamitakai Kiso Kitaazumi Kitasaku Minamisaku Shimoina Shimominochi Shimotakai Suwa See also: Towns and villages by district

Coordinates: 36°21′11″N 138°33′07″E / 36.353°N 138.552°E / 36.353; 138.552