Rumoi District, Hokkaido

Rumoi (留萌郡, Rumoi-gun) is a district located in Rumoi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 4,337 and a density of 6.91 persons per km². The total area is 627.29 km². Rumoi district is co-extensive with Obira town in land area.

Town

• Obira

In July 2004, the city of Rumoi, the town of Obira, and the town of Mashike from Mashike District 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, this has yet to occur.

44°02′13″N 141°49′55″E / 44.037°N 141.832°E / 44.037; 141.832

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