Sorachi District, Hokkaidō

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Sorachi District in Sorachi and Kamikawa Subprefecture.
Sorachi District in Sorachi and Kamikawa Subprefecture.

Sorachi (空知郡; -gun) is a district divided between Sorachi and Kamikawa Subprefectures, Hokkaidō. As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 53,011 and an area of 1,497.21 km², giving a population density of 35.41 persons per square kilometer.

[edit] Towns and Villages

Kita and Kurisawa have merged into Iwamizawa on March 27th, 2006.

[edit] History

  • 1869 With the establishment of provinces and districts in Hokkaidō, Sorachi District is created within Ishikari Province.
  • 1897 Subprefectures created, Sorachi District is placed under Sorachi Subprefecture
  • 1899 Furano Village (now Furano City, and the towns of Nakafurano, Minamifurano, and Kamifurano) transferred to Kamikawa Subprefecture


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Subprefectures
Abashiri | Hidaka | Hiyama | Iburi | Ishikari | Kamikawa | Kushiro | Nemuro | Oshima | Rumoi | Shiribeshi | Sorachi | Sōya | Tokachi
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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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