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Here is a list of mergers in
Hokkaido
, Japan since the
Heisei period
(1989 onward).
Okhotsk (Abashiri) Subprefecture
On October 1, 2005 - the towns of
Ikutahara
,
Engaru
, and
Maruseppu
and the village of
Shirataki
(all from
Monbetsu District
) merged into expanded town of
Engaru
.
On March 5, 2006 - the towns of
Rubeshibe
,
Tanno
and
Tokoro
(all from
Tokoro District
) merged into the expanded city of
Kitami
.
On March 31, 2006 - the town of
Memanbetsu
and the village of
Higashimokoto
(both from
Abashiri District
) merged to create the new town of
Ōzora
.
On October 5, 2009 - the town of
Kamiyūbetsu
(from
Monbetsu District
)
[1]
merged into the expanded town of
Yūbetsu
.
Hidaka Subprefecture
On March 1, 2006 - the town of
Monbetsu
(from
Saru District
) merged into the town of
Hidaka
.
On March 31, 2006 - the town of
Mitsuishi
(from
Mitsuishi District
) and
Shizunai
(from
Shizunai District
) to create the new town of
Shinhidaka
(in the newly created
Hidaka District
).
Mitsuishi District
and
Shizunai District
were both dissolved with this merger.
Hiyama Subprefecture
On September 1, 2005 - the town of
Taisei
(from
Kudō District
) merged with the towns of
Setana
and
Kitahiyama
(both from
Setana District
) to create the town of
Setana
(now in
Kudō District
).
On October 1, 2005 - the town of
Kumaishi
(from
Nishi District
, Hiyama Subprefecture) merged with the town of
Yakumo
(from
Yamakoshi District
,
Oshima Subprefecture
) to create the new town of
Yakumo
(in the newly created
Futami District
). The former town of Kumaishi transferred to
Oshima Subprefecture
at the same time.
Iburi Subprefecture
On March 1, 2006 - the village of
Ōtaki
(from
Usu District
) merged into the city of
Date
.
On March 27, 2006 - the towns of
Hayakita
and
Oiwake
(both from
Yūfutsu (Iburi) District
) merged to create the new town of
Abira
.
On March 27, 2006 - the towns of
Hobetsu
(from
Yūfutsu (Iburi) District
) merged into the expanded town of
Mukawa
(now with a different writing).
On March 27, 2006 - the towns of
Abuta
and
Tōya
(both from
Abuta (Iburi) District
) merged to create the new town of
Tōyako
.
Ishikari Subprefecture
On October 1, 2005 - the villages of
Atsuta
(from
Atsuta District
) and
Hamamasu
(from
Hamamasu District
) merged into the expanded city of
Ishikari
.
Atsuta District
and
Hamamasu District
were both dissolved with this merger.
Kamikawa Subprefecture
On September 1, 2005 - the town of
Asahi
(from
Kamikawa (Teshio) District
) merged into the expanded city of
Shibetsu
.
On March 27, 2006 - the town of
Fūren
(from
Kamikawa (Teshio) District
) merged into the expanded city of
Nayoro
.
Kushiro Subprefecture
On October 11, 2005 - the towns of
Akan
(from
Akan District
) and
Onbetsu
(from
Shiranuka District
) merged into the expanded city of
Kushiro
.
Nemuro Subprefecture
There were no mergers during the 2000s in this subprefecture.
Oshima Subprefecture
On December 1, 2004 - the town of
Minamikayabe
(from
Kayabe District
), and the towns of
Esan
and
Toi
, and the village of
Todohokke
(all from
Kameda District
) merged into the expanded city of
Hakodate
.
On April 1, 2005 - the town of
Sawara
(from
Kayabe District
) merged into the expanded town of
Mori
.
On October 1, 2005 - the town of
Yakumo
(from
Yamakoshi District
, Oshima Subprefecture) merged with the town of
Kumaishi
(from
Nishi District
in
Hiyama Subprefecture
) to create the new town of
Yakumo
(in the newly created
Futami District
). The former town of Kumaishi transferred Oshima Subprefecture at the same time.
On February 1, 2006 - the town of
Kamiiso
(from
Kamiiso District
), and the town of
Ōno
(from
Kameda District
) merged to create the new city of
Hokuto
.
Rumoi Subprefecture
There were no mergers during the 2000s in this subprefecture.
Shiribeshi Subprefecture
There were no mergers during the 2000s in this subprefecture.
Sorachi Subprefecture
On March 27, 2006 - the town of
Kurisawa
, and the village of
Kita
(both from
Sorachi District
) merged into the expanded city of
Iwamizawa
.
Sōya Subprefecture
On March 20, 2006 - the town of
Utanobori
(from
Esashi District
) merged into the expanded town of
Esashi
.
Tokachi Subprefecture
On February 6, 2006 - the village of
Chūrui
(from
Hiroo District
) merged into the expanded town of
Makubetsu
(in
Nakagawa (Tokachi) District
).
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Hokkaido
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Ishikari Subprefecture
Sapporo
Wards
Atsubetsu
Chūō
Higashi
Kita
Kiyota
Minami
Nishi
Shiroishi
Teine
Toyohira
Cities
Chitose
Ebetsu
Eniwa
Ishikari
Kitahiroshima
District
Ishikari District
Shinshinotsu
Tōbetsu
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Oshima Subprefecture
Core city
Hakodate
City
Hokuto
Districts
Futami District
Yakumo
Kameda District
Nanae
Kamiiso District
Kikonai
Shiriuchi
Kayabe District
Mori
Shikabe
Matsumae District
Fukushima
Matsumae
Yamakoshi District
Oshamambe
v
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Hiyama Subprefecture
Districts
Hiyama District
Assabu
Esashi
Kaminokuni
Kudō District
Setana
Nishi District
Otobe
Okushiri District
Okushiri
Setana District
Imakane
v
t
e
Shiribeshi Subprefecture
City
Otaru
Districts
Abuta District
Kimobetsu
Kutchan
Kyōgoku
Makkari
Niseko
Rusutsu
Furubira District
Furubira
Furuu District
Kamoenai
Tomari
Iwanai District
Iwanai
Kyōwa
Isoya District
Rankoshi
Shakotan District
Shakotan
Shimamaki District
Shimamaki
Suttsu District
Kuromatsunai
Suttsu
Yoichi District
Akaigawa
Niki
Yoichi
v
t
e
Sorachi Subprefecture
Cities
Akabira
Ashibetsu
Bibai
Fukagawa
Iwamizawa
Mikasa
Sunagawa
Takikawa
Utashinai
Yūbari
Districts
Kabato District
Shintotsukawa
Tsukigata
Urausu
Sorachi District
Kamisunagawa
Naie
Nanporo
Uryū District
Chippubetsu
Hokuryū
Moseushi
Numata
Uryū
Yūbari District
Kuriyama
Naganuma
Yuni
v
t
e
Kamikawa Subprefecture
Core city
Asahikawa
Cities
Furano
Nayoro
Shibetsu
Districts
Kamikawa (Ishikari) District
Aibetsu
Biei
Higashikagura
Higashikawa
Kamikawa
Pippu
Takasu
Tōma
Kamikawa (Teshio) District
Kenbuchi
Shimokawa
Wassamu
Nakagawa District
Bifuka
Nakagawa
Otoineppu
Sorachi District
Kamifurano
Minamifurano
Nakafurano
Uryū District
Horokanai
Yūfutsu District
Shimukappu
v
t
e
Rumoi Subprefecture
City
Rumoi
Districts
Mashike District
Mashike
Rumoi District
Obira
Teshio District
Enbetsu
Teshio
Tomamae District
Haboro
Shosanbetsu
Tomamae
v
t
e
Sōya Subprefecture
City
Wakkanai
Districts
Esashi District
Esashi
Hamatonbetsu
Nakatonbetsu
Rebun District
Rebun
Rishiri District
Rishiri
Rishirifuji
Sōya District
Sarufutsu
Teshio District
Toyotomi
Horonobe
v
t
e
Okhotsk Subprefecture
Cities
Abashiri
Kitami
Monbetsu
Districts
Abashiri District
Bihoro
Ōzora
Tsubetsu
Monbetsu District
Engaru
Nishiokoppe
Okoppe
Ōmu
Takinoue
Yūbetsu
Shari District
Kiyosato
Koshimizu
Shari
Tokoro District
Kunneppu
Oketo
Saroma
v
t
e
Iburi Subprefecture
Cities
Date
Muroran
Noboribetsu
Tomakomai
Districts
Abuta District
Tōyako
Toyoura
Shiraoi District
Shiraoi
Usu District
Sōbetsu
Yūfutsu District
Abira
Atsuma
Mukawa
v
t
e
Hidaka Subprefecture
Districts
Hidaka District
Shinhidaka
Horoizumi District
Erimo
Niikappu District
Niikappu
Samani District
Samani
Saru District
Biratori
Hidaka
Urakawa District
Urakawa
v
t
e
Tokachi Subprefecture
City
Obihiro
Districts
Ashoro District
Ashoro
Rikubetsu
Hiroo District
Hiroo
Taiki
Kamikawa District
Shimizu
Shintoku
Kasai District
Memuro
Nakasatsunai
Sarabetsu
Katō District
Kamishihoro
Otofuke
Shihoro
Shikaoi
Nakagawa District
Honbetsu
Ikeda
Makubetsu
Toyokoro
Tokachi District
Urahoro
v
t
e
Kushiro Subprefecture
City
Kushiro
Districts
Akan District
Tsurui
Akkeshi District
Akkeshi
Hamanaka
Kawakami District
Shibecha
Teshikaga
Kushiro District
Kushiro
Shiranuka District
Shiranuka
v
t
e
Nemuro Subprefecture
City
Nemuro
Districts
Menashi District
Rausu
Notsuke District
Betsukai
Shibetsu District
Nakashibetsu
Shibetsu
Northern Territories
Etorofu District
Rubetsu
Kunashiri District
Tomari
Ruyobetsu
Shana District
Shana
Shibetoro District
Shibetoro
Shikotan District
Shikotan
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