Nakagawa (Tokachi) District, Hokkaido

The area of Nakagawa District in Tokachi Subprefecture.

Nakagawa (Tokachi) (中川郡 (十勝), Nakagawa-gun (Tokachi)) is a district located in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. There is a district with the same name in Kamikawa Subprefecture, see Nakagawa (Teshio) District, Hokkaido.

As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 46,499 and a density of 28.34 persons per km². The total area is 1,640.88 km².

Towns

• Honbetsu
• Ikeda
• Makubetsu
• Toyokoro

History

• 1869 - Nakagawa District created as part of Tokachi Province
• April 1, 1906 - Part of Tabikorai Village incorporated into Ōtsu Village, Tokachi District
• April 1, 1925 - Part of Ikeda Village incorporated into Shihoro Village (now town), Katō District
• April 1, 1926 - Part of Makubetsu Village incorporated into Taishō Village, Kasai District
• June 1, 1933 - Part of Ikeda Town incorporated into Shihoro Village, Katō District
• April 1, 1948 - Part of Makubetsu Town incorporated into Taisho Village and Sarabetsu Village, Kasai District
• April 1, 1955 - Nishiashoro Town merged with Ashoro Village, Ashoro District forming Ashoro Town, Ashoro District
• April 1, 1955 - Part of Ōtsu Village, Tokaichi District incorporated into Toyokoro Village
• February 6, 2006 - the village of Chūrui, from Hiroo District, merged into the town of Makubetsu.