
Akan (阿寒郡, Akan-gun) is a district in Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It includes Akan National Park,[1] which has many dormant volcanoes.
Towns and villages
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.
References
- ^ Uno, Hiroyuki; Asahi, Ryosuke (2013). "A Comparison of Sika Deer Population Conditions between the Hidaka and Akan Districts in Hokkaido, Japan". Mammal Study. 38 (2): 141. doi:10.3106/041.038.0201.