Saru District, Hokkaido
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Districts of Japan
The was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States, ranking at the level below prefecture and above city, town or village. As of 2008, cities belong directly to prefectures and are independent from...
located in Hidaka Subprefecture
Hidaka Subprefecture
is a subprefecture of Hokkaidō, Japan. The west side of the Hidaka mountains occupies most of the area. Hidaka is sparsely populated and has many of Hokkaidō's natural resources...
, Hokkaidō
Hokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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As of 2004, the district has an estimated population
Population
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of 21,190 and a density
Population density
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of 12.21 persons per km². The total area is 1,735.83 km².
Towns and villages
- BiratoriBiratori, Hokkaidois a town located in Saru District, Hidaka, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 5,909 and a density of 7.95 persons per km². The total area is 743.16 km²....
42.585115°N 142.128639°W (town office) - HidakaHidaka, Hokkaidois a town located in Saru District, Hidaka, Hokkaidō, Japan.-Geography:Hidaka town is divided into two wards, which coincide with the former towns of Hidaka and Monbetsu. Biratori lies between the two wards separating them. Hidaka lies in the Hidaka Mountains at a cross road leading to Sapporo,...
42.480296°N 142.074389°W (town office)
Merger
- On March 1, 2006 the town of MonbetsuMonbetsu, Hokkaido (Hidaka)was a town located in Saru District, Hidaka, Hokkaidō, Japan.On March 1, 2006 Monbetsu was merged into the expanded town of Hidaka.As of 2004, the town had an estimated population of 12,836 and a density of 29.94 persons per km². The total area was 428.73 km²....
merged into the expanded town of HidakaHidaka, Hokkaidois a town located in Saru District, Hidaka, Hokkaidō, Japan.-Geography:Hidaka town is divided into two wards, which coincide with the former towns of Hidaka and Monbetsu. Biratori lies between the two wards separating them. Hidaka lies in the Hidaka Mountains at a cross road leading to Sapporo,...
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