Ishikari District, Hokkaido

Ishikari (石狩郡) is a district located in Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of July 31, 2023 the district had an estimated population of 18,180 and a density of 36.3 persons per km2. The total area is 500.95 km2.

Towns and villages

 * Shinshinotsu
 * Tōbetsu

History

 * 1902 Ishikari Town, Hanakawa village and tobetsu village was founded.
 * 1906 Shinotsu Village (篠津村) merges with Ebetsu Village (江別村) in the former Sapporo District, thus leaving the district. It is now the Shinotsu section of Ebetsu City.
 * 1907 Ishikari Town and Hanakawa village were merged to form new Ishikari Town.
 * 1915 Shinshinotsu village was founded.
 * 1947 Tōbetsu village became Tōbetsu town.
 * 1996 Ishikari Town becomes Ishikari City, leaving the district.