Monbetsu District, Hokkaido

This article is about the district in Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan. There is a city in Hokkaidō with this name, see Monbetsu, Hokkaidō. For the town in Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, see Monbetsu, Hokkaidō (Hidaka).

The area of Monbetsu District in Abashiri Subprefecture.

Monbetsu (紋別郡; -gun) is a district located in Abashiri Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan. In 1869, Hokkaidō was divided into 11 provinces and 86 districts. Monbetsu was originally placed in Kitami Province.

As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 49,851 and a density of 12.74 persons per km². The total area is 3,912.51 km².

Towns and villages

• Engaru
• Kamiyūbetsu
• Nishiokoppe
• Okoppe
• Oumu
• Takinoue
• Yūbetsu

History

• On November 15, 1950, a section of Shimoyūbetsu Village was cut off and incorporated into Saroma Village, Tokoro District.
• On July 1, 1954, Monbetsu Town, Kamishokotsu Village and Shokotsu Village merged to form Monbetsu City, splitting it from the district.
• On October 1, 2005, the towns of Ikutahara and Maruseppu and the village of Shirataki merged into the town of Engaru.
• A planned merger of municipalities will be implemented in October, 2009; Kamiyūbetsu will be merged with Yūbetsu; both are in Monbetsu District, Abashiri Subprefecture.