総人口：24,295People (2014 December 31)。area：1,147.55 km²
2006It is established by the merger of Shizunai-Mitsuishi the town a year、It was supposed to belong to the newly established Hidaka-gun。Another of the town and Hidaka town located in the same branch of。

It has become an important intangible folk cultural property Ainu Traditional Dance。