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is a district
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located in Okhotsk Subprefecture
is a Subprefectures of Hokkaido, subprefecture of Hokkaido, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. It was renamed from the earlier Abashiri Subprefecture on April 1, 2010. Abashiri Subprefecture was established in 1897.
Etymology
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, Hokkaido
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, Japan
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.
In 1869, Hokkaido was divided into 11 provinces
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and 86 districts. Monbetsu was originally placed in Kitami Province.
As of 2004, the district has an estimated population
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of 49,851 and a population density
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of 12.74 persons per km2. The total area is 3,912.51 km2.
Towns and villages
* Engaru * Nishiokoppe * Okoppe * Ōmu * Takinoue * YūbetsuHistory
*On November 15, 1950, a section of Shimoyūbetsu Village was cut off and incorporated into Saroma Village, Tokoro District. *On July 1, 1954, Monbetsu Town, Kamishokotsu Village and Shokotsu Village merged to form MonbetsuCity
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, splitting it from the district.
*On October 1, 2005, the towns of Ikutahara and Maruseppu, and the village of Shirataki merged
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into the expanded town of Engaru.
*On October 1, 2009, the town of Kamiyūbetsu merged into the town of Yūbetsu; both are in Monbetsu District, Abashiri Subprefecture.
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