Kamikawa (Teshio) District, Hokkaido

The area of Kamikawa (Teshio) District in Kamikawa Subprefecture.

Kamikawa (上川郡(天塩) -gun) is a district located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan. Confusingly, there is a district of the same name, Kamikawa (Ishikari) District, in the same subprefecture. When Hokkaidō was divided into provinces and districts, this district was placed under Teshio Province. The name is derived from its location at the headwaters of the Teshio River (the other Kamikawa is named after the Ishikari River). There is a third district with this name in Hokkaidō, see Kamikawa.

As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 19,531 and a density of 11.21 persons per km². The total area is 1,742.85 km².

Towns and villages

• Kenbuchi
• Shimokawa
• Wassamu

Mergers

• On September 1, 2005, the town of Asahi merged into the city of Shibetsu.
• On March 27, 2006, the town of Fūren merged into the city of Nayoro.