Kahoku District, Ishikawa

This article is about the district in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. There is also a city in Ishikawa with this name, see Kahoku, Ishikawa. For other uses see Kahoku (disambiguation).

Kahoku (河北郡, Kahoku-gun) is a district located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

Kahoku District in Ishikawa Prefecture.

Location of Kahoku-gun, Ishikawa Prefecture, highlighted in green; with former areas in yellow.

Colored areas are in this district.

As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 62,374 and a density of 476.79 persons per km². The total area is 130.82 km².

Towns and villages

The district consists of two towns:

• Tsubata
• Uchinada

History

Recent mergers

• On March 1, 2004 - The towns of Takamatsu, Nanatsuka and Unoke were merged to form the city of Kahoku.