Menashi District, Hokkaido

Menashi (目梨郡, -gun) is a District located in Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of 2004, its population is estimated at 6752 and its area is 397.84 km².

Towns

• Rausu

History

• 1869 Hokkaido divided into Provinces and Districts, Menashi District created and placed in Nemuro Province.
• April 1, 1923 Chashikotsu Village from Notsuke district, Shibetsu Village and Ichani Village from Shibetsu District, Chuurui Village, Kunnebetsu (?) Village and Sakimui?? Village (崎無意村) from Menashi District merge to form Shibetsu Village (now Shibetsu Town) in Shibetsu District.