Ninohe District, Iwate
Ninohe (二戸郡 Ninohe-gun?) is a rural district located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
As of February 2014, the district has an estimated population of 13,392 and an area of 300.11 km². The entire city of Ninohe, and parts of the city of Hachimantai and town of Kuzumaki were formerly part of Ninohe District.
The district consists of one town:
The ancient county of Nukanobu (糠部郡 Nikanobu-gun?) in Mutsu Province was divided into the counties of Ninohe, Sannohe, Kunohe and Kita in 1634. Under the Tokugawa shogunate, Ninohe county consisted of 74 villages under the control of Morioka Domain. Following the Meiji restoration, Ninohe came under Aomori Prefecture from December 1871 to May 1876, when it became part of Iwate Prefecture.
Coordinates: 40°16′N 141°16′E / 40.267°N 141.267°E
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