Sorachi Subprefecture

Sorachi Subprefecture 空知総合振興局
Sorachi-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku
Prefecture	Hokkaidō
Capital	Kutchan
Area
• Total	6,558.22 km2 (2,532.1 sq mi)
Population (March 2009)
• Total	365,563
• Density	55.7/km2 (144.4/sq mi)
Website	sorachi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp

Sorachi Subprefecture (空知総合振興局, Sorachi-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaidō, Japan. As of 2004, its estimated population is 373,736 and its area is 6,558.26 km².

Geography

Sorachi Subprefecture

Cities

• Akabira
• Ashibetsu
• Bibai
• Fukagawa
• Iwamizawa (capital)
• Mikasa
• Sunagawa
• Takikawa
• Utashinai
• Yūbari

Towns and villages by district

• Kabato District
  • Shintotsukawa
  • Tsukigata
  • Urausu
• Sorachi District
  • Kamisunagawa
  • Naie
  • Nanporo
• Uryū District
  • Chippubetsu
  • Hokuryū
  • Horokanai
  • Moseushi
  • Numata
  • Uryū
• Yūbari District
  • Kuriyama
  • Naganuma
  • Yuni

Mergers

See List of mergers in Hokkaidō Prefecture#Sorachi Subprefecture.

History

• 1897 Sorachi Subprefecture established
• 1899 Furano Village (now Kamifurano Town, Nakafurano Town, Furano City, and Minamifurano Town) transferred to Kamikawa Subprefecture

External links

• (Japanese) Official website

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