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{{Short description|Former district in Yamanashi prefecture, Japan}}
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{{More references|date=February 2024}}[[File:Yamanashi KitaKoma-gun.png|thumb|320px|right|Map showing original extent of Kitakoma District in [[Yamanashi Prefecture]]:<br /><br />* yellow - areas formerly within the district borders during the early Meiji period]]

[[File:Yamanashi KitaKoma-gun 1889.png|260px|thumb|right|Colored areas are in this district.]]

{{nihongo|'''Kitakoma'''|北巨摩郡|Kitakoma-gun}} was a [[Districts of Japan|district]] located in [[Yamanashi Prefecture]], [[Japan]].

As of March 2006, the district had an estimated [[population]] of 6,127 with a [[population density|density]] of 184.88 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area was 33.14 km<sup>2</sup>.

==Municipalities==
Prior to its dissolution, the district consisted of only one town:

* [[Kobuchisawa, Yamanashi|Kobuchisawa]]{{efn|group=lau|name=town|Classified as a town.}}

==History==
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===District Timeline===
Kitakoma District was founded from the split of [[Koma District, Kai|Koma District]] during the early [[Meiji period]] establishment of the municipalities system on July 22, 1878 and initially consisted of 44 villages.

===Recent mergers===
* On September 1, 2004 - The town of [[Futaba, Yamanashi|Futaba]] was merged with the towns of [[Ryūō, Yamanashi|Ryūō]] and [[Shikishima, Yamanashi|Shikishima]] (both from [[Nakakoma District, Yamanashi|Nakakoma District]]) to create the city of [[Kai, Yamanashi|Kai]].
* On November 1, 2004 - The towns of [[Hakushū, Yamanashi|Hakushū]], [[Nagasaka, Yamanashi|Nagasaka]], [[Sutama, Yamanashi|Sutama]] and [[Takane, Yamanashi|Takane]], and the villages of [[Akeno, Yamanashi|Akeno]], [[Mukawa, Yamanashi|Mukawa]] and [[Ōizumi, Yamanashi|Ōizumi]] were merged to create the city of [[Hokuto, Yamanashi|Hokuto]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=89y4AAAAIAAJ |title=現代用語の基礎知識 |date=2005 |publisher=自由国民社 |isbn=978-4-426-10123-7 |pages=478 |language=ja |quote=11 月 1 日山梨県北巨摩郡明野町・須玉町・高根町・長坂町・大泉村・白州町武川村が合併して北杜市が誕生する。}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=合併の経緯 |url=https://www.city.hokuto.yamanashi.jp/docs/1052.html |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=山梨県北杜市公式サイト |language=ja |quote=平成16年11月1日、北巨摩郡7町村（明野村、須玉町、高根町、長坂町、大泉村、白州町、武川村）が合併し、北杜市が誕生しました。}}</ref>
* On March 15, 2006 - The town of [[Kobuchisawa, Yamanashi|Kobuchisawa]] was merged into the expanded city of [[Hokuto, Yamanashi|Hokuto]]. Kitakoma District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

== References ==
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== Notes ==
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== See also ==
* [[List of dissolved districts of Japan]]

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