is a

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located in Ishikari Subprefecture,

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. As of 2004, the district has an estimated

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of 24,020 and a

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of 47.95 persons per km². The total area is 500.95 km².

Towns and villages

* Shinshinotsu * Tōbetsu

History

*1902 Ishikari Town, Hanakawa village and tobetsu village was founded. *1906 Shinotsu Village (篠津村) merges with Ebetsu Village (江別村) in the former Sapporo District, thus leaving the district. It is now the Shinotsu section of

Ebetsu is a city in Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. History Ebetsu was settled originally by Japanese people in 1871, who came from the Miyagi Prefecture on Honshu. In 1878, tondenhei began moving into the area. When the Meiji Governmen ...

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. *1907 Ishikari Town and Hanakawa village were merged to form new Ishikari Town. *1915 Shinshinotsu village was founded. *1947 Tōbetsu village became Tōbetsu town. *1996 Ishikari Town becomes Ishikari City, leaving the district. Districts in Hokkaido {{Hokkaido-geo-stub