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

As of 2023, the district has an estimated population of 41,894 with a density of 149 persons per km2. The total area is 281.69 km2.

Municipalities

The district consists of three towns:

Notes
  1. 1 2 3 Classified as a town.

History

Map showing original extent of Kitasaku District in Nagano Prefecture:

* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period
  1. Karuizawa-machi
  2. Miyota-machi
  3. Tateshina-machi
Colored areas are in this district.

District Timeline

Recent mergers

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

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