is a

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divided between Sorachi and

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. As of 2004, the district has an estimated

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of 18,996 and a

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of 12.70 persons per km². The total area is 1,495.78 km².

Towns and villages

Kamikawa Subprefecture

* Horokanai

Sorachi Subprefecture

* Chippubetsu * Hokuryū * Moseushi * Numata * Uryū

Changes

On April 1, 2010, Horokanai was transferred from Sorachi Subprefecture to Kamikawa Subprefecture. As such Uryū District was now also part of the latter subprefecture. Districts in Hokkaido Sorachi Subprefecture Kamikawa Subprefecture {{Hokkaido-geo-stub