Akan District, Hokkaido

Akan District in Kushiro Subprefecture

Akan (阿寒郡, Akan-gun) is a district in Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It includes Akan National Park, which has many dormant volcanoes.

Towns and villages

• Tsurui 43°13′49″N 144°19′16″E / 43.23015°N 144.321125°E / 43.23015; 144.321125

Merger

• On October 11, 2005, the town of Akan, along with the town of Onbetsu (from Shiranuka District), merged into the expanded city of Kushiro.

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43°13′49″N 144°19′16″E / 43.23015°N 144.321125°E / 43.23015; 144.321125Coordinates: 43°13′49″N 144°19′16″E / 43.23015°N 144.321125°E / 43.23015; 144.321125