Okhotsk Subprefecture
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| Okhotsk Subprefecture オホーツク総合振興局 |
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| Prefecture | Hokkaido |
| Capital | Abashiri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,690.09 km2 (4,127.47 sq mi) |
| Population (September 30, 2010) | |
| • Total | 309,487 |
| • Density | 29/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, Japan. It was renamed from the earlier Abashiri Subprefecture on April 1, 2010. Abashiri Subprefecture was established in 1897.
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[edit] Naming
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.
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[edit] External links
- Official website (Japanese)
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