is a

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located in

Oshima Subprefecture is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004, it had a population of 456,621 and an area of 3,715.38 km2. Hakodate Airport is located in the City of Hakodate is a Cities of Japan, city and seaports of Japan, port lo ...

Hokkaido is the list of islands of Japan by area, second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefectures of Japan, prefecture, making up its own list of regions of Japan, region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō fr ...

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. As of 2004, the district has an estimated

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of 48,470 and a

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of 71.18 persons per km². The total area is 680.95 km².

Towns

* Kikonai * Shiriuchi

Merger

*On February 1, 2006, the town of Kamiiso merged with the town of Ōno, from Kameda District, to form the new city of Hokuto.

References

Districts in Hokkaido Oshima Subprefecture {{Hokkaido-geo-stub