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'''Kamikawa''' (上川郡(天塩) -gun) is a [[districts of Japan|district]] located in [[Kamikawa Subprefecture]], [[Hokkaido Prefecture|Hokkaido]], [[Japan]]. Confusingly, there is a district of the same name, [[Kamikawa (Ishikari) District, Hokkaido|Kamikawa (Ishikari) District]], in the same subprefecture. When Hokkaido was divided into [[provinces of Japan|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) |
'''Kamikawa''' (上川郡(天塩) -gun) is a [[districts of Japan|district]] located in [[Kamikawa Subprefecture]], [[Hokkaido Prefecture|Hokkaido]], [[Japan]]. Confusingly, there is a district of the same name, [[Kamikawa (Ishikari) District, Hokkaido|Kamikawa (Ishikari) District]], in the same subprefecture. When Hokkaido was divided into [[provinces of Japan|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 Hokkaido, see [[Kamikawa]]. |
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As of [[2004]], the district has an estimated [[population]] of 19,531 and a [[population density|density]] of 11.21 persons per [[square kilometer|km²]]. The total area is 1,742.85 km². |
As of [[2004]], the district has an estimated [[population]] of 19,531 and a [[population density|density]] of 11.21 persons per [[square kilometer|km²]]. The total area is 1,742.85 km². |
Revision as of 14:36, 5 April 2005
Kamikawa (上川郡(天塩) -gun) is a district located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Confusingly, there is a district of the same name, Kamikawa (Ishikari) District, in the same subprefecture. When Hokkaido 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 Hokkaido, 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.