Rumoi Subprefecture

Rumoi Subprefecture 留萌振興局
Rumoi-shinkō-kyoku
Prefecture	Hokkaidō
Capital	Rumoi
Area
• Total	4,019.91 km2 (1,552.10 sq mi)
Population (March 2009)
• Total	61,488
• Density	15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Website	rumoi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp

Rumoi Subprefecture (留萌振興局, Rumoi-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaidō, Japan. As of 2004, it had a population of 63,406 and an area of 4,019.97km².

Geography

Rumoi Subprefecture

Cities

• Rumoi (capital)

Towns and villages by district

• Mashike District
  • Mashike
• Rumoi District
  • Obira
• Teshio (Rumoi) District
  • Enbetsu
  • Horonobe
  • Teshio
• Tomamae District
  • Haboro
  • Shosanbetsu
  • Tomamae

Islands

• Teuri Island
• Yagishiri Island

Mergers

See List of mergers in Hokkaidō Prefecture#Rumoi Subprefecture.

History

• 1897 Mashike Subprefecture established
• 1914 Capital is moved to Rumoi, subprefecture renamed to Rumoi Subprefecture
• 1948 Toyotomi Village (now Toyotomi Town) in Teshio District transferred to Sōya Subprefecture

See also

• Sankebetsu brown bear incident

External links

• (Japanese) Official website

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