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Kamikawa Subprefecture
Subprefecture in Hokkaido, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kamikawa (上川総合振興局, Kamikawa-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. The name is derived from Kamikawa no hitobito no Shūraku (Village of the Upstream People), a translation of the Ainu Peni Unguri Kotan.[citation needed] Settlement began in 1867. The sub-prefecture was established in 1897.
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Kamikawa Subprefecture
上川総合振興局 | |
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subprefecture | |
Kamikawa-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku | |
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Coordinates: 43°48′27″N 142°26′22″E | |
Country | Japan |
Prefecture | Hokkaido |
Capital | Asahikawa |
Area | |
• Total | 9,852.17 km2 (3,803.94 sq mi) |
Population (March 2009) | |
• Total | 535,456 |
• Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Website | kamikawa.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp |
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Asahikawa Airport stretches over the outskirts of Asahikawa City and Higashikagura in Kamikawa (Ishikari) District.