Matsumae District, Hokkaido

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Matsumae (松前郡, Matsumae-gun) is a district located in southwestern Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 16,068 and a density of 33.45 persons per km. The total area is 480.32 km.

Towns

1869: With the establishment of provinces and Districts in Hokkaido, Tsugaru District (identical to modern Matsumae Town) and Fukushima District (identical to modern Fukushima Town and Shiriuchi in Kamiiso District) were set up.
1871–1872: Placed under Hirosaki Prefecture and Aomori Prefecture.
1881: Shiriuchi Village and Shōkokuishi (?) Village (小谷石村) (split off from Fukushima Village) transferred to Kamiiso District. The remaining area of Fukushima District and Tsugaru District were merged to form Matsumae District.
1897: Matsumae Subprefecture established containing only Matsumae District.
1903: Matsumae Subprefecture merged with Hakodate Subprefecture (later renamed Oshima Subprefecture).

The district is located on the southern end of the Matsumae Peninsula. The district includes the two islands in the Tsugaru Strait, Oshima and Kojima.

"gotyuuikudasai" (in Japanese). 松前町役場. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2010.

Wards	Atsubetsu Chūō Higashi Kita Kiyota Minami Nishi Shiroishi Teine Toyohira

District

v t e Oshima Subprefecture
Core city	Hakodate
City	Hokuto
Districts	Futami District Yakumo Kameda District Nanae Kamiiso District Kikonai Shiriuchi Kayabe District Mori Shikabe Matsumae District Fukushima Matsumae Yamakoshi District Oshamambe

v t e Hiyama Subprefecture
Districts	Hiyama District Assabu Esashi Kaminokuni Kudō District Setana Nishi District Otobe Okushiri District Okushiri Setana District Imakane

v t e Shiribeshi Subprefecture
City	Otaru
Districts	Abuta District Kimobetsu Kutchan Kyōgoku Makkari Niseko Rusutsu Furubira District Furubira Furuu District Kamoenai Tomari Iwanai District Iwanai Kyōwa Isoya District Rankoshi Shakotan District Shakotan Shimamaki District Shimamaki Suttsu District Kuromatsunai Suttsu Yoichi District Akaigawa Niki Yoichi

v t e Sorachi Subprefecture
Cities	Akabira Ashibetsu Bibai Fukagawa Iwamizawa Mikasa Sunagawa Takikawa Utashinai Yūbari
Districts	Kabato District Shintotsukawa Tsukigata Urausu Sorachi District Kamisunagawa Naie Nanporo Uryū District Chippubetsu Hokuryū Moseushi Numata Uryū Yūbari District Kuriyama Naganuma Yuni

v t e Kamikawa Subprefecture
Core city	Asahikawa
Cities	Furano Nayoro Shibetsu
Districts	Kamikawa (Ishikari) District Aibetsu Biei Higashikagura Higashikawa Kamikawa Pippu Takasu Tōma Kamikawa (Teshio) District Kenbuchi Shimokawa Wassamu Nakagawa District Bifuka Nakagawa Otoineppu Sorachi District Kamifurano Minamifurano Nakafurano Uryū District Horokanai Yūfutsu District Shimukappu

v t e Rumoi Subprefecture
City	Rumoi
Districts	Mashike District Mashike Rumoi District Obira Teshio District Enbetsu Teshio Tomamae District Haboro Shosanbetsu Tomamae

v t e Sōya Subprefecture
City	Wakkanai
Districts	Esashi District Esashi Hamatonbetsu Nakatonbetsu Rebun District Rebun Rishiri District Rishiri Rishirifuji Sōya District Sarufutsu Teshio District Toyotomi Horonobe

v t e Okhotsk Subprefecture
Cities	Abashiri Kitami Monbetsu
Districts	Abashiri District Bihoro Ōzora Tsubetsu Monbetsu District Engaru Nishiokoppe Okoppe Ōmu Takinoue Yūbetsu Shari District Kiyosato Koshimizu Shari Tokoro District Kunneppu Oketo Saroma

v t e Iburi Subprefecture
Cities	Date Muroran Noboribetsu Tomakomai
Districts	Abuta District Tōyako Toyoura Shiraoi District Shiraoi Usu District Sōbetsu Yūfutsu District Abira Atsuma Mukawa

v t e Hidaka Subprefecture
Districts	Hidaka District Shinhidaka Horoizumi District Erimo Niikappu District Niikappu Samani District Samani Saru District Biratori Hidaka Urakawa District Urakawa

v t e Tokachi Subprefecture
City	Obihiro
Districts	Ashoro District Ashoro Rikubetsu Hiroo District Hiroo Taiki Kamikawa District Shimizu Shintoku Kasai District Memuro Nakasatsunai Sarabetsu Katō District Kamishihoro Otofuke Shihoro Shikaoi Nakagawa District Honbetsu Ikeda Makubetsu Toyokoro Tokachi District Urahoro

v t e Kushiro Subprefecture
City	Kushiro
Districts	Akan District Tsurui Akkeshi District Akkeshi Hamanaka Kawakami District Shibecha Teshikaga Kushiro District Kushiro Shiranuka District Shiranuka

Districts

Menashi District Rausu Notsuke District Betsukai Shibetsu District Nakashibetsu Shibetsu
Northern Territories	Etorofu District Rubetsu Kunashiri District Tomari Ruyobetsu Shana District Shana Shibetoro District Shibetoro Shikotan District Shikotan

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