Sorachi Subprefecture

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Sorachi (空知支庁; -shichō) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004, its estimated population is 373,736 and its area is 6,558.26 km².

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Cities 1.2 Districts 1.3 Mergers 2 History 3 External link

[edit] Geography

[edit] Cities

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

[edit] Districts

• Sorachi
  • Nanporo
  • Naie
  • Kamisunagawa
• Yubari
  • Yuni
  • Naganuma
  • Kuriyama
• Kabato
  • Tsukigata
  • Urausu
  • Shintotsukawa
• Uryu
  • Moseushi
  • Chippubetsu
  • Uryu
  • Hokuryu
  • Numata
  • Horokanai

[edit] Mergers

See Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan.

• On March 27, 2006, the town of Kurisawa and the village of Kita (both from Sorachi District) merged into the city of Iwamizawa.

[edit] History

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

[edit] External link

• Official website in Japanese

Hokkaidō Prefecture
Subprefectures
Abashiri | Hidaka | Hiyama | Iburi | Ishikari | Kamikawa | Kushiro | Nemuro | Oshima | Rumoi | Shiribeshi | Sorachi | Sōya | Tokachi
Cities
Abashiri | Akabira | Asahikawa | Ashibetsu | Bibai | Chitose | Date | Ebetsu | Eniwa | Fukagawa | Furano | Hakodate | Hokuto | Ishikari | Iwamizawa | Kitahiroshima | Kitami | Kushiro | Mikasa | Monbetsu | Muroran | Nayoro | Nemuro | Noboribetsu | Obihiro | Otaru | Rumoi | Sapporo (capital) | Shibetsu | Sunagawa | Takikawa | Tomakomai | Utashinai | Wakkanai | Yūbari
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