Akan District, Hokkaido Explained

is a district in Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It includes Akan National Park,^[1] which has many dormant volcanoes.

Towns and villages

• Tsurui 43.2302°N 144.3211°W

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.

External links

43.2302°N 144.3211°W

Notes and References

1. Uno . Hiroyuki . Asahi . Ryosuke . A Comparison of Sika Deer Population Conditions between the Hidaka and Akan Districts in Hokkaido, Japan . Mammal Study . 38 . 2 . 2013. 10.3106/041.038.0201 . 141.