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Hiroo
(
?尾郡
,
Hiroo-gun
)
is a
district
located in
Tokachi Subprefecture
,
Hokkaido
,
Japan
.
As of 2004, the district has an estimated
population
of 16,735 and a
density
of 10.80 persons per km
2
. The total area is 1,550.06 km
2
.
Towns and villages
[
edit
]
History
[
edit
]
- April 1, 1906 Taiki Village, Rekifune Village, and part of T?bui Village from the former T?bui District merge with Moyori Village (now Hiroo Town)
- April 1, 1955 Part of ?tsu Village,
Tokachi District
incorporated into Taiki Town.
- On February 6, 2006 the village of
Ch?rui
merged into the town of
Makubetsu
, in
Nakagawa (Tokachi) District
.
42°28′12″N
143°10′12″E
/
42.47000°N 143.17000°E
/
42.47000; 143.17000