Mashike District, Hokkaido

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Mashike (増毛郡, Mashike-gun) is a district located in Rumoi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 5,736 and a density of 15.52 persons per km². The total area is 369.64 km².

Town

• Mashike

In July 2004, the city of Rumoi, the town of Obira from Rumoi District, and the town of Masahike 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, that hasn't occurred yet whatsoever.

43°47′35″N 141°31′23″E / 43.79306°N 141.52306°E / 43.79306; 141.52306

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