Shibetsu District, Hokkaido

The area of Shibetsu District in Nemuro Subprefecture.

Shibetsu (標津郡, Shibetsu-gun) is a district located in Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of 2004, its estimated population is 30,285 with a total area of 1309.44 km²

Nakashibetsu Airport, the easternmost airport in Japan, is located in Nakashibetsu.

Towns

• Shibetsu
• Nakashibetsu

History

• 1869 - Hokkaido divided into 11 provinces and 86 districts. Shibetsu District placed under Nemuro Province.
• April 1, 1923 - Chashikotsu Village from Notsuke District, Shibetsu Village and Ichani Village from Shibetsu District, Chuurui Village, Kunnebetsu (?) Village and Sakimui?? Village (崎無意村) from Menashi District merge to form Shibetsu Village (now Shibetsu Town) in Shibetsu District.
• April 1, 1955 - Part of Betsukai Village in Notsuke District separated off to be incorporated into Nakashibetsu Town.

Hokkaido
Sapporo (capital)
Ishikari Subprefecture Wards of Sapporo Atsubetsu Chūō Higashi Kita Kiyota Minami Nishi Shiroishi Teine Toyohira Cities Chitose Ebetsu Eniwa Ishikari Kitahiroshima Ishikari District Shinshinotsu Tōbetsu
Oshima Subprefecture Core city Hakodate City Hokuto Futami District Yakumo Kameda District Nanae Kamiiso District Kikonai Shiriuchi Kayabe District Mori Shikabe Matsumae District Fukushima Matsumae Yamakoshi District Oshamambe
Hiyama Subprefecture Hiyama District Assabu Esashi Kaminokuni Kudō District Setana Nishi District Otobe Okushiri District Okushiri Setana District Imakane
Shiribeshi Subprefecture City Otaru 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
Sorachi Subprefecture Cities Akabira Ashibetsu Bibai Fukagawa Iwamizawa Mikasa Sunagawa Takikawa Utashinai Yūbari Kabato District Shintotsukawa Tsukigata Urausu Sorachi District Kamisunagawa Naie Nanporo Uryū District Chippubetsu Hokuryū Moseushi Numata Uryū Yūbari District Kuriyama Naganuma Yuni
Kamikawa Subprefecture Core city Asahikawa Cities Furano Nayoro Shibetsu 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
Rumoi Subprefecture City Rumoi Mashike District Mashike Rumoi District Obira Teshio District Enbetsu Teshio Tomamae District Haboro Shosanbetsu Tomamae
Sōya Subprefecture City Wakkanai Esashi District Esashi Hamatonbetsu Nakatonbetsu Rebun District Rebun Rishiri District Rishiri Rishirifuji Sōya District Sarufutsu Teshio District Toyotomi Horonobe
Okhotsk Subprefecture Cities Abashiri Kitami Monbetsu Abashiri District Bihoro Ōzora Tsubetsu Monbetsu District Engaru Nishiokoppe Okoppe Ōmu Takinoue Yūbetsu Shari District Kiyosato Koshimizu Shari Tokoro District Kunneppu Oketo Saroma
Iburi Subprefecture Cities Date Muroran Noboribetsu Tomakomai Abuta District Tōyako Toyoura Shiraoi District Shiraoi Usu District Sōbetsu Yūfutsu District Abira Atsuma Mukawa
Hidaka Subprefecture Hidaka District Shinhidaka Horoizumi District Erimo Niikappu District Niikappu Samani District Samani Saru District Biratori Hidaka Urakawa District Urakawa
Tokachi Subprefecture City Obihiro 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
Kushiro Subprefecture City Kushiro Akan District Tsurui Akkeshi District Akkeshi Hamanaka Kawakami District Shibecha Teshikaga Kushiro District Kushiro Shiranuka District Shiranuka
Nemuro Subprefecture City Nemuro Menashi District Rausu Notsuke District Betsukai Shibetsu District Nakashibetsu Shibetsu Kuril Islands dispute Shikotan District Shikotan Kunishiri District Tomari Ruyobetsu Etorofu District Rubetsu Shana District Shana Shibetoro District Shibetoro
List of mergers in Hokkaido

Coordinates: 43°39′00″N 144°50′24″E / 43.65000°N 144.84000°E / 43.65000; 144.84000