Kamikawa Subprefecture

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Kamikawa Subprefecture
上川総合振興局
Kamikawa-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku
Location of Kamikawa Subprefecture
PrefectureHokkaido
CapitalAsahikawa
Area
 • Total9,852.17 km2 (3,803.94 sq mi)
Population
 (March 2009)
 • Total535,456
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Websitekamikawa.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp
Kamikawa Subprefecture (without Horokanai)
Asahikawa City

Kamikawa (上川総合振興局, Kamikawa-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. The name is derived from Kamikawa no hitobito no Shūraku (Village of the Upstream People), a translation of the Ainu Peni Unguri Kotan.[citation needed] Settlement began in 1867. The sub-prefecture was established in 1897.

Asahikawa Airport stretches over the outskirts of Asahikawa City and Higashikagura in Kamikawa (Ishikari) District.

Geography[]

Municipalities[]

Name Area (km2) Population District Type Map
Rōmaji Kanji
Flag of Aibetsu, Hokkaido.svg Aibetsu 愛別町 250.13 2,992 Kamikawa District Town Aibetsu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Asahikawa, Hokkaido.svg Asahikawa (capital) 旭川市 747.6 333,530 no district City Asahikawa in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Biei, Hokkaido.svg Biei 美瑛町 677.16 10,374 Kamikawa District Town Biei in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Bifuka, Hokkaido.svg Bifuka 美深町 672.14 4,609 Nakagawa District Town Bifuka in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Furano, Hokkaido.svg Furano 富良野市 600.97 22,715 no district City Furano in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Higashikagura, Hokkaido.svg Higashikagura 東神楽町 68.64 10,385 Kamikawa District Town Higashikagura in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Higashikawa, Hokkaido.svg Higashikawa 東川町 247.06 8,092 Kamikawa District Town Higashikawa in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Horokanai, Hokkaido.svg Horokanai 幌加内町 767.03 1,571 Uryū District Town Horokanai in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Kamifurano, Hokkaido.svg Kamifurano 上富良野町 237.18 11,055 Sorachi District Town Kamifurano in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Kamikawa, Hokkaido.svg Kamikawa 上川町 1,049.24 3,706 Kamikawa District Town Kamikawa in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Kenbuchi, Hokkaido.svg Kenbuchi 剣淵町 131.2 3,293 Kamikawa District Town Kembuchi in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Minamifurano, Hokkaido.svg Minamifurano 南富良野町 665.52 2,611 Sorachi District Town Minamifurano in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Nakafurano, Hokkaido.svg Nakafurano 中富良野町 108.7 5,086 Sorachi District Town Nakafurano in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Nakagawa, Hokkaido.svg Nakagawa 中川町 594.87 1,585 Nakagawa District Town Nakagawa in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Nayoro, Hokkaido.svg Nayoro 名寄市 535.23 28,373 no district City Nayoro in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Otoineppu, Hokkaido.svg Otoineppu 音威子府村 275.64 831 Nakagawa District Village Otoineppu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Pippu, Hokkaido.svg Pippu 比布町 87.29 3,845 Kamikawa District Town Pippu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Shibetsu, Hokkaido.svg Shibetsu 士別市 1,119.29 19,794 no district City Shibetsu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Shimokawa, Hokkaido.svg Shimokawa 下川町 644.2 3,836 Kamikawa District Town Shimokawa in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Shimukappu, Hokkaido.svg Shimukappu 占冠村 571.31 1,251 Yūfutsu District Village Shimukappu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Takasu, Hokkaido.svg Takasu 鷹栖町 139.44 6,780 Kamikawa District Town Takasu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Toma, Hokkaido.svg Tōma 当麻町 204.95 6,662 Kamikawa District Town Toma in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Wassamu, Hokkaido.svg Wassamu 和寒町 224.83 3,553 Kamikawa District Town Wassamu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg

Mergers[]

See also: List of mergers in Hokkaido § Kamikawa Subprefecture

External links[]

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43°48′27″N 142°26′22″E / 43.807631°N 142.439528°E / 43.807631; 142.439528Coordinates: 43°48′27″N 142°26′22″E / 43.807631°N 142.439528°E / 43.807631; 142.439528

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