Okhotsk Subprefecture

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Okhotsk Subprefecture
オホーツク総合振興局
Ohōtsuku-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku
Location of Okhotsk Subprefecture
PrefectureHokkaido
CapitalAbashiri
Area
 • Total10,690.09 km2 (4,127.47 sq mi)
Population
 (September 30, 2010)
 • Total309,487
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)

Okhotsk Subprefecture (オホーツク総合振興局, Ohōtsuku-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. It was renamed from the earlier Abashiri Subprefecture on April 1, 2010. Abashiri Subprefecture was established in 1897.

Etymology[]

Abashiri Prefecture was named after the subprefectural office in Abashiri. However, the area was more commonly referred to as the Okhotsk region (オホーツク地方, Ohōtsuku-chihō), as it faces the Sea of Okhotsk, and the name Abashiri was changed to the more commonly used Okhotsk during the administrative redivision of Hokkaido's 14 subprefectures to 9 subprefectural bureaus in April, 2010.

Geography[]

Okhotsk Subprefecture

Municipalities[]

Name Area (km2) Population District Type Map
Rōmaji Kanji
Flag of Abashiri, Hokkaido.svg Abashiri (capital) 網走市 470.94 34,919 no district City Abashiri in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Bihoro, Hokkaido.svg Bihoro 美幌町 438.36 20,920 Abashiri District Town Bihoro in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Engaru, Hokkaido.svg Engaru 遠軽町 1,332.32 20,757 Monbetsu District Town Engaru in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Kitami, Hokkaido.svg Kitami 北見市 1,427.56 119,135 no district City Kitami in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Kiyosato, Hokkaido.svg Kiyosato 清里町 402.73 4,222 Shari District Town Kiyosato in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Koshimizu, Hokkaido.svg Koshimizu 小清水町 287.04 5,029 Shari District Town Koshimizu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Kunneppu, Hokkaido.svg Kunneppu 訓子府町 190.89 5,227 Tokoro District Town Kunneppu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Monbetsu, Hokkaido.svg Monbetsu 紋別市 830.7 22,983 no district City Mombetsu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Nishiokoppe, Hokkaido.svg Nishiokoppe 西興部村 308.12 1,120 Monbetsu District Village Nishiokoppe in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Oketo, Hokkaido.svg Oketo 置戸町 527.54 3,042 Tokoro District Town Oketo in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Okoppe, Hokkaido.svg Okoppe 興部町 362.41 3,963 Monbetsu District Town Okoppe in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Omu, Hokkaido.svg Ōmu 雄武町 637.03 4,596 Monbetsu District Town Omu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Ozora Hokkaido.png Ōzora 大空町 343.62 7,430 Abashiri District Town Ozora in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Saroma, Hokkaido.svg Saroma 佐呂間町 404.99 5,617 Tokoro District Town Saroma in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Shari, Hokkaido.svg Shari 斜里町 736.97 11,897 Shari District Town Shari in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Takinoue, Hokkaido.svg Takinoue 滝上町 786.89 2,757 Monbetsu District Town Takinoue in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Tsubetsu, Hokkaido.svg Tsubetsu 津別町 716.6 5,011 Abashiri District Town Tsubetsu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Flag of Yubetsu, Hokkaido.svg Yūbetsu 湧別町 505.74 8,474 Monbetsu District Town Yubetsu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg

Mergers[]

See also: List of mergers in Hokkaido § Okhotsk (Abashiri) Subprefecture

External links[]

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