was a

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located in Minaminaka District, Miyazaki,

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. As of 2008, the town had an estimated

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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

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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.

History

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.

Land use

*Rice Field: 2.2% *Other Farmland: 1.1% *Residential: 1.1% *Mountain Forest: 88.2% *Wilderness: 0.1% *Mixed Use: 3.9% *Other: 3.3%

References

External links

Nichinan official website
Dissolved municipalities of Miyazaki Prefecture {{Miyazaki-geo-stub