Yūfutsu District, Hokkaido

Yufutsu District in Iburi and Kamikawa Subprefectures.

Yūfutsu (勇払郡, Yūfutsu-gun) is a district divided between Iburi and Kamikawa Subprefectures in Hokkaido, Japan.

Towns and villages

Iburi Subprefecture

• Abira (merger of Hayakita and Oiwake)
• Atsuma
• Mukawa

Kamikawa Subprefecture

• Shimukappu

History

• 1869 - With the establishment of provinces and districts in Hokkaido, Yūfutsu District, Iburi Province is created
• 1897 - Placed under Muroran Subprefecture (later renamed Iburi)
• 1906 - Shimukappu Village transferred to Kamikawa Subprefecture
• 1948 - Tomakomai City established, leaving Yūfutsu District
• On March 27, 2006 - the towns of Hayakita and Oiwake merged to form the new town of Abira.
• On March 27, 2006 - the towns of Hobetsu and Mukawa merged to form the new town of Mukawa, now with a different writing.