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
Morioka (capital)
Core city	Morioka
Cities	Hachimantai Hanamaki Ichinoseki Kamaishi Kitakami Kuji Miyako 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
List of mergers in Iwate Prefecture

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