is a rural district located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
As of September 2013, the district had an estimated population of 40,171 and an area of 304.54 km2. Much the city of Goshogawara and part of the city of Aomori was formerly part of Kitatsugaru District. In terms of national politics, the district is represented in the Diet of Japan's House of Representatives as a part of the Aomori 3rd district.[1]
The area of Kitatsugaru District was formerly part of Mutsu Province. At the time of the Meiji restoration of 1868, the area consisted of 159 villages, all under the control of Hirosaki Domain. Aomori Prefecture was founded on December 13, 1871, and Kitatsugaru District was carved out for former Tsugaru District on October 30, 1878. thumb|Historic Map of Kitatsugaru District:
1.Goshogawara 2.Umezawa 3.Itayanagi 4.Tsuruta 5.Nakagawa 6.Nanawa 7.Matsushima 8.Kase 9.Kanagi 10.Nakasato 11.Aiuchi 12. Kodomari 13.Koami 14.Soikawa 15.Rokugo 16.Sakai 17.Miyoshi 18.Nagahashi 19.Iizumi 20.Kiraichi 21.Takeda 22.Uchigata 23.Wakimoto
Purple= Goshogawara City, Orange=Itayanagi, Red= Nakadomari, Peach=Tsuruta
With the establishment of the municipality system on April 1, 1889, Kitatsugaru District, organized into 23 villages, was established.