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Encyclopedia > Abashiri District, Hokkaido

Abashiri (網走郡; -gun) is a district located in Abashiri Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. A district (郡; gun) was the administrative unit during the period from 1890 to 1923, which is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States, and was ranked at the level below prefecture and above city, town or village. ... Abashiri subprefecture (網走) is located in Japan. ... Hokkaido Prefecture have branch offices called 支庁 (shicho) in Japanese, which can be translated in English as subprefectures. ... Hokkaido  listen (北海道 Hokkaidō, literal meaning: North Sea Route, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, is the second largest island of Japan. ...


As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 38,013 and a density of 25.37 persons per km². The total area is 1,498.58 km². 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


Towns and villages

A town (町 chō) is a local administrative unit in Japan. ... A village (村 mura or son) is a local administrative unit in Japan. ...

History

  • 1869 11 provinces and 86 districts were established in Hokkaido. Abashiri District was placed in Kitami province
  • July, 1881 Abashiri District (網尻郡) from Kushiro Province incorporated
  • 1947 Abashiri Town split into Higashimokoto Village and Abashiri City; Abashiri City leaves the district
  Hokkaido Prefecture
Subprefectures
Abashiri | Hidaka | Hiyama | Iburi | Ishikari | Kamikawa | Kushiro | Nemuro | Oshima | Rumoi | Shiribeshi | Sorachi | Soya | Tokachi
Cities
Abashiri | Akabira | Asahikawa | Ashibetsu | Bibai | Chitose | Date | Ebetsu | Eniwa | Fukagawa | Furano | Hakodate | Ishikari | Iwamizawa | Kitahiroshima | Kitami | Kushiro | Mikasa | Monbetsu | Muroran | Nayoro | Nemuro | Noboribetsu | Obihiro | Otaru | Rumoi | Sapporo | Shibetsu | Sunagawa | Takikawa | Tomakomai | Utashinai | Wakkanai | Yubari
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