thumb|250px|Location of Kitagō in Miyazaki Prefecture.
thumb|right|240px|Kitago's Inohae Waterfall
was a town located in Minaminaka District, Miyazaki, Japan.
As of 2008, the town had an estimated population of 4,859 and a population density of 27.2 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The town's total area was 178.49 km<sup>2</sup>.
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 Miyazaki City 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