Abuta District, Hokkaidō

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Abuta (虻田郡, -gun^?) is a district located in Iburi Subprefecture and Shiribeshi Subprefecture in Hokkaidō, Japan.

As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 31,526 and a density of 28.30 persons per km². The total area is 1,113.84 km².

[edit] Towns and villages

• Iburi Subprefecture
  • Tōyako
  • Toyoura
• Shiribeshi Subprefecture
  • Kimobetsu
  • Kutchan
  • Kyōgoku
  • Makkari
  • Niseko
  • Rusutsu

[edit] History

• 1869 Upon the creation of 11 provinces and 86 Districts in Hokkaidō, Abuta District is assigned to Iburi Province.
• 1897 Placed under Muroran Subprefecture (renamed Iburi in 1922)
• 1899 Kucchan transferred to Iwanai Subprefecture (became part of Shiribeshi in 1910)
• 1910 Shiribeshi Subprefecture forms from the merger of Iwanai, Suttsu and Otaru Subprefectures. Part of Abuta District incorporated
• 2007 The 34th G8 summit was announced to take place in Tōyako.

Hokkaidō
Subprefectures
Abashiri | Hidaka | Hiyama | Iburi | Ishikari | Kamikawa | Kushiro | Nemuro | Oshima | Rumoi | Shiribeshi | Sorachi | Sōya | Tokachi
Cities
Abashiri | Akabira | Asahikawa | Ashibetsu | Bibai | Chitose | Date | Ebetsu | Eniwa | Fukagawa | Furano | Hakodate | Hokuto | Ishikari | Iwamizawa | Kitahiroshima | Kitami | Kushiro | Mikasa | Monbetsu | Muroran | Nayoro | Nemuro | Noboribetsu | Obihiro | Otaru | Rumoi | Sapporo (capital) | Shibetsu | Sunagawa | Takikawa | Tomakomai | Utashinai | Wakkanai | Yūbari
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