Mashike District, Hokkaido
Mashike (増毛郡, Mashike-gun) is a district located in Rumoi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 5,736 and a density of 15.52 persons per km2. The total area is 369.64 km2.
Town
[edit]In July 2004, the city of Rumoi, the town of Obira from Rumoi District, and the town of Masahike 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, that hasn't occurred yet whatsoever.