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Here is a list of mergers inHokkaido, Japan since theHeisei period (1989 onward).

• On October 1, 2005 - the towns ofIkutahara,Engaru, andMaruseppu and the village ofShirataki (all fromMonbetsu District) merged into expanded town ofEngaru.
• On March 5, 2006 - the towns ofRubeshibe,Tanno andTokoro (all fromTokoro District) merged into the expanded city ofKitami.
• On March 31, 2006 - the town ofMemanbetsu and the village ofHigashimokoto (both fromAbashiri District) merged to create the new town ofŌzora.
• On October 5, 2009 - the town ofKamiyūbetsu (fromMonbetsu District)^[1] merged into the expanded town ofYūbetsu.

• On March 1, 2006 - the town ofMonbetsu (fromSaru District) merged into the town ofHidaka.
• On March 31, 2006 - the town ofMitsuishi (fromMitsuishi District) andShizunai (fromShizunai District) to create the new town ofShinhidaka (in the newly createdHidaka District).Mitsuishi District andShizunai District were both dissolved with this merger.

• On September 1, 2005 - the town ofTaisei (fromKudō District) merged with the towns ofSetana andKitahiyama (both fromSetana District) to create the town ofSetana (now inKudō District).
• On October 1, 2005 - the town ofKumaishi (fromNishi District, Hiyama Subprefecture) merged with the town ofYakumo (fromYamakoshi District,Oshima Subprefecture) to create the new town ofYakumo (in the newly createdFutami District). The former town of Kumaishi transferred toOshima Subprefecture at the same time.

• On March 1, 2006 - the village ofŌtaki (fromUsu District) merged into the city ofDate.
• On March 27, 2006 - the towns ofHayakita andOiwake (both fromYūfutsu (Iburi) District) merged to create the new town ofAbira.
• On March 27, 2006 - the towns ofHobetsu (fromYūfutsu (Iburi) District) merged into the expanded town ofMukawa (now with a different writing).
• On March 27, 2006 - the towns ofAbuta andTōya (both fromAbuta (Iburi) District) merged to create the new town ofTōyako.

• On October 1, 2005 - the villages ofAtsuta (fromAtsuta District) andHamamasu (fromHamamasu District) merged into the expanded city ofIshikari.Atsuta District andHamamasu District were both dissolved with this merger.

• On September 1, 2005 - the town ofAsahi (fromKamikawa (Teshio) District) merged into the expanded city ofShibetsu.
• On March 27, 2006 - the town ofFūren (fromKamikawa (Teshio) District) merged into the expanded city ofNayoro.

• On October 11, 2005 - the towns ofAkan (fromAkan District) andOnbetsu (fromShiranuka District) merged into the expanded city ofKushiro.

• There were no mergers during the 2000s in this subprefecture.

• On December 1, 2004 - the town ofMinamikayabe (fromKayabe District), and the towns ofEsan andToi, and the village ofTodohokke (all fromKameda District) merged into the expanded city ofHakodate.
• On April 1, 2005 - the town ofSawara (fromKayabe District) merged into the expanded town ofMori.
• On October 1, 2005 - the town ofYakumo (fromYamakoshi District, Oshima Subprefecture) merged with the town ofKumaishi (fromNishi District inHiyama Subprefecture) to create the new town ofYakumo (in the newly createdFutami District). The former town of Kumaishi transferred Oshima Subprefecture at the same time.
• On February 1, 2006 - the town ofKamiiso (fromKamiiso District), and the town ofŌno (fromKameda District) merged to create the new city ofHokuto.

• There were no mergers during the 2000s in this subprefecture.

• There were no mergers during the 2000s in this subprefecture.

• On March 27, 2006 - the town ofKurisawa, and the village ofKita (both fromSorachi District) merged into the expanded city ofIwamizawa.

• On March 20, 2006 - the town ofUtanobori (fromEsashi District) merged into the expanded town ofEsashi.

• On February 6, 2006 - the village ofChūrui (fromHiroo District) merged into the expanded town ofMakubetsu (inNakagawa (Tokachi) District).

• Geography of Hokkaido
• Lists of mergers in Japan

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