Kitagō, Miyazaki (Minaminaka)

Kitagō (北郷町, Kitagō-chō^?) was a town located in Minaminaka District, Miyazaki, Japan.

As of 2008, the town had an estimated population of 4,859 and a population density of 27.2 persons per km². The town's total area was 178.49 km².

On March 30, 2009, Kitagō, along with the town of Nangō (also from Minaminaka District), was merged into the expanded city of Nichinan. Minaminaka District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

It was bordered by Nichinan City to the south and east; Kiyotake Town and Miyazaki City to the north; and Mimata Town to the west.

Kitago literally means "north shire". The town is in the northern part of the former Obi Shire, Himuka.

The town was established as a village in 1889 by merging the villages of Gonohara, Ofuji and Kitagawachi; which was later elevated to town status in 1959.

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