Hidaka Subprefecture

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Office building of the Urakawa Subprefecture
Office building of the Urakawa Subprefecture

Hidaka Subprefecture (日高支庁 Hidaka-shichō?) is a subprefecture of Hokkaidō, Japan. The west side of the Hidaka mountains occupies most of the area. Hidaka is sparsely populated and has many of Hokkaidō's natural resources. The governmental office is located in Urakawa.

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[edit] History

  • 1897 Urakawa Subprefecture established
  • 1932 Urakawa Subprefecture renamed Hidaka Subprefecture.

The name Hidaka is derived from the province of the same name established in 1869, which in turn was named after an unknown place in the Nihonshoki, a history book written in 720. There is no direct connection between the Hidaka of the Nihonshoki and the modern Hidaka.

[edit] Geography

Hidaka Subprefecture
Hidaka Subprefecture

[edit] Cities

There are no cities established in the subprefecture.

[edit] Towns and villages by district

Below is a list of districts and principal towns.

[edit] Mergers

See List of mergers in Hokkaidō Prefecture#Hidaka Subprefecture.

[edit] External links


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Flag of Hokkaidō
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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