Nakagawa (Tokachi) District, Hokkaidō

The area of Nakagawa District in Tokachi Subprefecture.

Nakagawa (Tokachi) (中川郡(十勝); -gun) 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.

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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, 1933 Part of Ikeda Town incorporated into Shihoro Village, Katō District
April 1, 1948 Part of Makubetsu Town incorporated into Taishō 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
On February 6, 2006, the village of Churui from Hiro District merged into the town of Makubetsu.