[[Image:Kamikawa (Teshio) District in Kamikawa Subprefecture.gif|thumb|200px|The area of Kamikawa (Teshio) District in Kamikawa Subprefecture.]]
[[Image:Kamikawa (Teshio) District in Kamikawa Subprefecture.gif|thumb|200px|The area of Kamikawa (Teshio) District in Kamikawa Subprefecture.]]
{{nihongo|'''Kamikawa'''|上川郡 (天塩国)|Kamikawa-gun (Teshio no kuni)}} is a [[Districts of Japan|district]] located in [[Kamikawa Subprefecture]], [[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 (Tokachi) District, Hokkaido|Kamikawa (Tokachi) District]].
{{nihongo|'''Kamikawa'''|上川郡 (天塩国)|Kamikawa-gun (Teshio no kuni)}} is a [[Districts of Japan|district]] located in [[Kamikawa Subprefecture]], [[Hokkaido]], [[Japan]]. Confusingly, there is a district of the same name, [[Kamikawa (Ishikari) District, Hokkaido|Kamikawa (Ishikari) District]], in the same subprefecture. In 1869, when Hokkaido was divided into 11 [[Provinces of Japan|provinces]] and 86 districts, this Kamikawa District was placed under [[Teshio Province]]. The name is derived from its location at the headwaters of the [[Teshio River]], whereas the other Kamikawa District is named after the headwaters of the [[Ishikari River]]. There is a third district with this name in Hokkaido, see [[Kamikawa (Tokachi) District, Hokkaido|Kamikawa (Tokachi) District]].
As of 2004, the district has an estimated [[population]] of 19,531 and a [[population density|density]] of 11.21 persons per 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 km². The total area is 1,742.85 km².
The area of Kamikawa (Teshio) District in Kamikawa Subprefecture.
Kamikawa (上川郡 (天塩国), Kamikawa-gun (Teshio no kuni)) 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. In 1869, when Hokkaido was divided into 11 provinces and 86 districts, this Kamikawa District was placed under Teshio Province. The name is derived from its location at the headwaters of the Teshio River, whereas the other Kamikawa District is named after the headwaters of the Ishikari River. There is a third district with this name in Hokkaido, see Kamikawa (Tokachi) District.
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.
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