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The was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the county
County

A county is a land area of Local government government within a larger state. A county may have city and towns within its area....
 of the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, ranking at the level below prefecture
Prefecture

Prefecture indicates the office, seat, territorial circumscription of a Prefect. The term prefecture is also used to refer to offices analogous to prefectures....
 and above city
Cities of Japan

|||}A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of ....
, town
Towns of Japan

A town is a Local government in Japan. It is a local public body along with Prefectures of Japan, Cities of Japan, and Villages of Japan. Geographically, a town is contained within a Prefectures of Japan....
 or village
Villages of Japan

A is a Local government in Japan.It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a Prefectures of Japan....
. As of 2008, cities belong directly to prefectures and are independent from districts. In Japan towns and villages belong to districts and the districts possess little to no administrative authority. The districts are used primarily in the Japanese addressing system
Japanese addressing system

The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. In Japanese, addresses are written using the opposite convention from Mailing address format by country, namely starting with the biggest geographical entities down to the more specific ones....
 and to identify the relevant geographical areas and collections of nearby towns and villages.

The district was initially called kori and has ancient roots in Japan.






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The was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the county
County

A county is a land area of Local government government within a larger state. A county may have city and towns within its area....
 of the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, ranking at the level below prefecture
Prefecture

Prefecture indicates the office, seat, territorial circumscription of a Prefect. The term prefecture is also used to refer to offices analogous to prefectures....
 and above city
Cities of Japan

|||}A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of ....
, town
Towns of Japan

A town is a Local government in Japan. It is a local public body along with Prefectures of Japan, Cities of Japan, and Villages of Japan. Geographically, a town is contained within a Prefectures of Japan....
 or village
Villages of Japan

A is a Local government in Japan.It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a Prefectures of Japan....
. As of 2008, cities belong directly to prefectures and are independent from districts. In Japan towns and villages belong to districts and the districts possess little to no administrative authority. The districts are used primarily in the Japanese addressing system
Japanese addressing system

The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. In Japanese, addresses are written using the opposite convention from Mailing address format by country, namely starting with the biggest geographical entities down to the more specific ones....
 and to identify the relevant geographical areas and collections of nearby towns and villages.

The district was initially called kori and has ancient roots in Japan. Although the Nihon Shoki
Nihon Shoki

The , sometimes translated as The Chronicles of Japan, is the second oldest book of classical Japanese history of Japan. It is more elaborate and detailed than the Kojiki, the oldest, and has proven to be an important tool for historians and archaeologists as it includes the most complete extant historical record of ancient Japan....
 says they were established during the Taika Reform
Taika Reform

The were a set of doctrines established by Emperor Kotoku in the year 646. They were written shortly after the death of Prince Shotoku, and the defeat of the Soga clan, which united Japan....
s, kori was originally written ?. It was not until the Taiho Penal and Civil Code that kori came to be written ?. Under the Taiho Penal and Civil Code, the administrative unit of province (?; kuni) was above district, and the village (?; sato or ?; sato) was below.

Confusing cases in Hokkaido

Because district names had been unique within a single province
Provinces of Japan

Before the modern Prefectures of Japan was established, the land of Japan was divided into tens of kuni , usually known in English language as provinces....
 and as of 2008 prefecture
Prefectures of Japan

The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national jurisdictions: one "metropolis" , Tokyo; one "Circuit #Japan" , Hokkaido; two urban prefectures , Osaka Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture; and 43 other prefectures ....
 boundaries are roughly aligned to province
Provinces of Japan

Before the modern Prefectures of Japan was established, the land of Japan was divided into tens of kuni , usually known in English language as provinces....
 boundaries, most district names are unique within their prefecture
Prefectures of Japan

The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national jurisdictions: one "metropolis" , Tokyo; one "Circuit #Japan" , Hokkaido; two urban prefectures , Osaka Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture; and 43 other prefectures ....
s. The Hokkaido Prefecture
Hokkaido

, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island and the largest, northernmost of its 47 prefectures of Japan....
, consisting of eleven province
Provinces of Japan

Before the modern Prefectures of Japan was established, the land of Japan was divided into tens of kuni , usually known in English language as provinces....
s, involves several districts with the same names.

There are three Kamikawa Districts and two Nakagawa Districts in the Hokkaido Prefecture
Hokkaido

, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island and the largest, northernmost of its 47 prefectures of Japan....
.
  • Kamikawa District
    Kamikawa (Ishikari) District, Hokkaido

    is a districts of Japan located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Confusingly, there is a district of the same name, Kamikawa District, Hokkaido, in the same subprefecture....
     (Ishikari
    Ishikari Province

    was a short-lived Provinces of Japan located in Hokkaido. It corresponded to modern-day Ishikari Subprefecture minus Chitose, Hokkaido and Eniwa, Hokkaido, all of Sorachi Subprefecture and the southern half of Kamikawa Subprefecture excluding Shimukappu, Hokkaido...
    ), managed by the Kamikawa Subprefecture
    Kamikawa Subprefecture

    is a subprefecture of Hokkaido, Japan. The name is derived from Kamikawa no hitobito no Shuraku , a translation of the Ainu language Peni Unguri Kotan....
  • Kamikawa District
    Kamikawa (Teshio) District, Hokkaido

    is a districts of Japan located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Confusingly, there is a district of the same name, Kamikawa District, Hokkaido, in the same subprefecture....
     (Teshio
    Teshio Province

    Teshio was a short-lived Provinces of Japan located in Hokkaido, corresponding to all of modern-day Rumoi Subprefecture and the northern half of Kamikawa Subprefecture....
    ), managed by the Kamikawa Subprefecture
    Kamikawa Subprefecture

    is a subprefecture of Hokkaido, Japan. The name is derived from Kamikawa no hitobito no Shuraku , a translation of the Ainu language Peni Unguri Kotan....
  • Kamikawa District (Tokachi
    Tokachi Province

    Tokachi was a short-lived Provinces of Japan in Hokkaido. It corresponded to modern-day Tokachi Subprefecture....
    ), managed by the Tokachi Subprefecture
    Tokachi Subprefecture

    is a subprefecture of Hokkaido, Japan corresponding to the old provinces of Japan of Tokachi Province. As of 2004 its estimated population is 360,802 and its area is 10,830.99 km?....
  • Nakagawa District
    Nakagawa (Teshio) District, Hokkaido

    is a districts of Japan located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. A Nakagawa District, Hokkaido exists in Tokachi Subprefecture.As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 9,038 and a population density of 5.86 persons per km?....
     (Teshio
    Teshio Province

    Teshio was a short-lived Provinces of Japan located in Hokkaido, corresponding to all of modern-day Rumoi Subprefecture and the northern half of Kamikawa Subprefecture....
    ), managed by the Kamikawa Subprefecture
    Kamikawa Subprefecture

    is a subprefecture of Hokkaido, Japan. The name is derived from Kamikawa no hitobito no Shuraku , a translation of the Ainu language Peni Unguri Kotan....
  • Nakagawa District
    Nakagawa (Tokachi) District, Hokkaido

    is a districts of Japan located in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. There is a district with the same name in Kamikawa Subprefecture, see Nakagawa District, Hokkaido....
     (Tokachi
    Tokachi Province

    Tokachi was a short-lived Provinces of Japan in Hokkaido. It corresponded to modern-day Tokachi Subprefecture....
    ), managed by the Tokachi Subprefecture
    Tokachi Subprefecture

    is a subprefecture of Hokkaido, Japan corresponding to the old provinces of Japan of Tokachi Province. As of 2004 its estimated population is 360,802 and its area is 10,830.99 km?....


Abuta District, Rumoi District, Sorachi District, and Yufutsu District are similar, but each of them is a single district allotted to two subprefectures
Subprefectures of Japan

Certain prefectures of Japan are now, or once were, divided into subprefectures. The subprefecture is the jurisdiction surrounding a of the prefectural government....
.
  • Abuta District
    Abuta District, Hokkaido

    is a districts of Japan located in Iburi Subprefecture and Shiribeshi Subprefecture Subprefectures of Japan in Hokkaido, Japan.As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 31,526 and a population density of 28.30 persons per km?....
    , managed by Iburi Subprefecture
    Iburi Subprefecture

    is a Subprefectures in Hokkaido of Hokkaido, Japan....
     and Shiribeshi Subprefecture
    Shiribeshi Subprefecture

    is a Subprefectures in Hokkaido of Hokkaido, Japan. The subprefecture's capital is Kutchan, Hokkaido. As of July 31, 2004, the estimated population was 256,184 and the area was 4,305.65 km?....
  • Sorachi District
    Sorachi District, Hokkaido

    Sorachi is a Districts of Japan divided between Sorachi Subprefecture and Kamikawa Subprefecture Subprefectures in Hokkaido, Hokkaido. As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 53,011 and an area of 1,497.21 km?, giving a population density of 35.41 persons per square kilometer....
    , managed by Kamikawa Subprefecture
    Kamikawa Subprefecture

    is a subprefecture of Hokkaido, Japan. The name is derived from Kamikawa no hitobito no Shuraku , a translation of the Ainu language Peni Unguri Kotan....
     and Sorachi Subprefecture
    Sorachi Subprefecture

    is a subprefecture of Hokkaido, Japan. As of 2004, its estimated population is 373,736 and its area is 6,558.26 km?....
  • Teshio District
    Teshio District, Hokkaido

    Teshio is a Districts of Japan divided between Rumoi Subprefecture and Soya Subprefecture subprefectures in Hokkaido, Hokkaido Prefecture. As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 15,298 and an area of 2039.11 km?, giving a population density of 7.50 persons per square kilometer....
    , managed by Rumoi Subprefecture
    Rumoi Subprefecture

    is a Subprefectures in Hokkaido of Hokkaido, Japan. As of 2004, it had a population of 63,406 and an area of 4,019.97km?....
     and Soya Subprefecture
    Soya Subprefecture

    is a Subprefectures in Hokkaido of Hokkaido, Japan. Its population is estimated to be 77,500 as of July 31, 2004 and its area is 4,050.84 km?. It is the northernmost subprefecture of Japan....
  • Yufutsu District
    Yufutsu District, Hokkaido

    is a Districts of Japan divided between Iburi Subprefecture and Kamikawa Subprefecture Subprefectures in Hokkaido.Towns and villages *Iburi...
    , managed by Iburi Subprefecture
    Iburi Subprefecture

    is a Subprefectures in Hokkaido of Hokkaido, Japan....
     and Kamikawa Subprefecture
    Kamikawa Subprefecture

    is a subprefecture of Hokkaido, Japan. The name is derived from Kamikawa no hitobito no Shuraku , a translation of the Ainu language Peni Unguri Kotan....


See also

  • Geography of Japan
    Geography of Japan

    Japan is an island nation in East Asia comprising a large Stratovolcano archipelago extending along the Pacific Ocean coast of Asia. Measured from the geographic coordinate system, Japan is 36? north of the equator and 138? east of the Prime Meridian....