Abuta District, Hokkaidō

Abuta District in Iburi and Shiribeshi Subprefectures.

Abuta (虻田郡, -gun^?) is a district located in Iburi and Shiribeshi Subprefectures in Hokkaidō, Japan.

As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 31,526 and a density of 28.30 persons per km². The total area is 1,113.84 km².

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1869 Upon the creation of 11 provinces and 86 Districts in Hokkaidō, Abuta District is assigned to Iburi Province.
1897 Placed under Muroran Subprefecture (renamed Iburi in 1922)
1899 Kucchan transferred to Iwanai Subprefecture (became part of Shiribeshi in 1910)
1910 Shiribeshi Subprefecture forms from the merger of Iwanai, Suttsu and Otaru Subprefectures. Part of Abuta District incorporated
March 27, 2006 the towns of Abuta and Tōya, both of Iburi Subprefecture, merged to form the new town of Tōyako.
2007 The 34th G8 summit was announced to take place in Tōyako.
A planned merger of municipalities will be implemented around March 31, 2010; the merger will combine Kimobetsu and Rusutsu; both are in Abuta District and in Shiribeshi Subprefecture.^[1]

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