is a district located in Fukushima Prefecture, Tà Âhoku region, Japan. As of January 2007, the district has a population of 8,577 and an area of 79.46 km<sup>2</sup>, for a population density of 107.9 per km<sup>2</sup>. In older administrative divisions, it was located in the Iwashiro, Tà Âsandà Â.
Prior to the merger, as of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 68,436 and a density of 178.99 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area was 382.34 km<sup>2</sup>.