Oshika District, Miyagi

Oshika (牡鹿郡, Oshika-gun) is a district located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 16,069 and a population density of 115.80 persons per km². The total area is 138.76 km².

Towns and villages

Onagawa

Merger

On April 1, 2005 the town of Oshika merged with the towns of Kahoku, Kanan, Kitakami, Monou, and Ogatsu, all from Monou District, and Ishinomaki City to form a larger new Ishinomaki City.

Miyagi Prefecture

Sendai (capital)	Aoba Izumi Miyagino Taihaku Wakabayashi

Other cities	Higashimatsushima Ishinomaki Iwanuma Kakuda Kesennuma Kurihara Natori Ōsaki Shiogama Shiroishi Tagajō Tome

Districts	Igu Kami Katta Kurokawa Miyagi Motoyoshi Oshika Shibata Tōda Watari

See also: Towns and villages by district

Coordinates: 38°27′11″N 141°26′42″E / 38.45306°N 141.44500°E / 38.45306; 141.44500

Authority control	VIAF: 260785704 NDL: 00297283

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