Higashiokitama District, Yamagata
Higashiokitama (東置賜郡 Higashiokitama-gun?) is a rural district located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. As of December 2013, the district has an estimated population of 40,662 and an area of 324.5 km². All of the city of Nan'yō and parts of the cities of Yonezawa, Nagai, Kaminoyama were formerly part of Nishiokitami District.
Okitami County was an ancient place name in part of Dewa Province. Under the Tokugawa shogunate, the portion which became Higashiokitami district consisted of 113 villages entirely within the area controlled by Yonezawa Domain. The area was designated Yonezawa Prefecture in August 1871, renamed Okitami Prefecture in December 1871, and became part of Yamagata Prefecture in 1876. Higashiokitami District was created on November 1, 1878. With the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889, it was organized into one town (Miyauchi) and 19 villages.
Coordinates: 38°00′43″N 140°05′02″E / 38.012°N 140.084°E
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