Yūfutsu District, Hokkaido

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Yūfutsu (勇払郡, Yūfutsu-gun) is a district divided between Iburi and Kamikawa Subprefectures in Hokkaido, Japan.

Towns and villages

Iburi Subprefecture

• Abira (merger of Hayakita and Oiwake)
• Atsuma
• Mukawa

Kamikawa Subprefecture

• Shimukappu

History

• 1869 - With the establishment of provinces and districts in Hokkaido, Yūfutsu District, Iburi Province is created
• 1897 - Placed under Muroran Subprefecture (later renamed Iburi)
• 1906 - Shimukappu Village transferred to Kamikawa Subprefecture
• 1948 -
  Tomakomai City
  established, leaving Yūfutsu District
• On March 27, 2006 - the towns of Hayakita and Oiwake merged to form the new town of Abira.
• On March 27, 2006 - the towns of Hobetsu and Mukawa merged to form the new town of Mukawa, now with a different writing.

42°49′55″N 142°10′48″E / 42.832°N 142.18°E / 42.832; 142.18