Kamihei District, Iwate

Location of Kamihei District in Iwate Prefecture

Kamihei (上閉伊郡, Kamihei-gun) is a district located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

Following the Tōno merger the district consists of the single town of Ōtsuchi. As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 16,521. The total area (from the 2005 data) is 200.58 km².

The district consists of one town.

Ōtsuchi

Mergers

On October 1, 2005 the village of Miyamori merged with the city of Tōno to create the new city of Tōno.

Iwate Prefecture

Cities	Hachimantai Hanamaki Ichinoseki Kamaishi Kitakami Kuji Miyako Morioka (capital) Ninohe Ōfunato Ōshū Rikuzentakata Takizawa Tōno

Isawa District	Kanegasaki

Iwate District	Iwate Kuzumaki Shizukuishi

Kamihei District	Ōtsuchi

Kesen District	Sumita

Kunohe District	Hirono Karumai Kunohe Noda

Ninohe District	Ichinohe

Nishiiwai District	Hiraizumi

Shimohei District	Fudai Iwaizumi Tanohata Yamada

Shiwa District	Shiwa Yahaba

Waga District	Nishiwaga

Coordinates: 39°25′52″N 141°48′29″E / 39.431°N 141.808°E / 39.431; 141.808

Authority control	VIAF: 256244424 NDL: 00637399

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