The area of Rumoi Districts in Rumoi Subprefecture.
Rumoi (留萌郡, Rumoi-gun) is a
district located in
Rumoi Subprefecture,
Hokkaido,
Japan. As of 2004, the district has an estimated
population of 4,337 and a
density of 6.91 persons per km2. The total area is 627.29 km2. Rumoi district is co-extensive with
Obira town in land area.
In July 2004, the city of
Rumoi, the town of Obira, and the town of
Mashike from
Mashike District were supposed to form the South Rumoi Three-Municipality Merger Board, aiming at merging the three, in which case Rumoi and Masahike Districts would cease to exist. However, this has yet to occur.
