Nishi (爾志郡; -gun) is a district located in Hiyama 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. ... Hiyama subprefecture (檜山) is located in Hokkaido, Japan. ... 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 8,357 and a density of 21.82 persons per km². The total area is 382.93 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. ...
According to the start of the Hokkaido Colonization Program, the Station was transferred to the national administration as the Oshima Branch of the Hokkaido Agricultural Experiment Station in 1910, having its head-quarter in Sapporo.
In 1950, due to the reorganization of the national system in agricultural research, the Station was again in the control of the Hokkaido Prefectural Government as a branch of Hokkaido Prefectural Agricultural Experiment Station.
Agricultural statistics of the Dohnan district consisting of Oshima and Hiyama subprefectures of@Hokkaido are as follows(according to 1990 data)FOshima-arable land 28100ha (paddy 7390ha, upland 20700ha), farm household 6674, arable land per household 4.2ha, Hiyama-arable land 22300ha (paddy 10100ha, upland 12200ha), farm household 3943,arable land per household 5.7ha.