Katō District, Hokkaido
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is a
district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
located in
Tokachi Subprefecture is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan corresponding to the old province of Tokachi.Rowthorn, Chris. (2009) ''Japan,'' p. 641 As of 2004, its estimated population is 360,802 and its area is 10,830.99 km2. Tokachi-Obihiro Airpo ...
,
Hokkaido is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The lar ...
, Japan. As of 2004, the district has an estimated
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of 59,819 and a
density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematical ...
of 32.76 persons per km2. The total area is 1,825.78 km2.


Towns

* Kamishihoro * Otofuke * Shihoro * Shikaoi


History

*1869
Provinces A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
and districts established in Hokkaido. Katō district established in Tokachi Province. *April 1, 1906 Biman Village and Nishishihoro Village from this district and Memuro Village, Bisei Village and Haobi Village from Kasai District merge to form Memuro Village (now Town) in Kasai District *April 1, 1925 Part of
Ikeda Ikeda may refer to: * Ikeda (surname), a Japanese surname * Ikeda (comics), a character in ''Usagi Yojimbo'' * Ikeda clan, a Japanese clan * Ikeda map, chaotic attractor * ''Ikeda'' (annelid) a genus of the family Ikedidae Places * Ikeda, Osaka i ...
Village (now Town) in Nakagawa District incorporated into Shihoro Village *June, 1933 Another part of Ikeda Town in Nakagawa District incorporated into Shihoro Village. Districts in Hokkaido {{Hokkaido-geo-stub