Ishikari District, Hokkaido
This article is about the district in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Hokkaido also has a city and a subprefecture with this name, see Ishikari, Hokkaido or Ishikari Subprefecture.
Ishikari District in Ishikari Subprefecture
Ishikari (石狩郡 Ishikari-gun) is a district located in Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 24,020 and a density of 47.95 persons per km². The total area is 500.95 km².
Towns and villages
History
- 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 City.
- 1996 Ishikari Town becomes Ishikari City, leaving the district
Coordinates: 43°22′52″N 141°34′01″E / 43.381°N 141.567°E
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