Tokachi Subprefecture
Place in Hokkaido From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tokachi Subprefecture (literally "Tokachi Comprehensive Promotion Bureau") (十勝総合振興局, Tokachi-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan corresponding to the old province of Tokachi.[1] As of 2004, its estimated population is 360,802 and its area is 10,830.99 km2.
Tokachi Subprefecture
十勝総合振興局 | |
|---|---|
| Tokachi-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku | |
 | |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido |
| Capital | Obihiro |
| Area | |
• Total | 10,831.24 km2 (4,181.97 sq mi) |
| Population (March 2009) | |
• Total | 354,147 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| Website | tokachi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp |
Tokachi-Obihiro Airport is in the city of Obihiro.
Municipalities
| Name | Area (km2) | Population | District | Type | Map | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rōmaji | Kanji | |||||
 Ashoro |
足寄町 | 1,408.09 | 7,150 | Ashoro District | Town |  |
 Hiroo |
広尾町 | 596.14 | 7,182 | Hiroo District | Town |  |
 Honbetsu |
本別町 | 391.99 | 7,441 | Nakagawa District | Town |  |
 Ikeda |
池田町 | 371.91 | 6,933 | Nakagawa District | Town |  |
 Kamishihoro |
上士幌町 | 700.87 | 4,908 | Katō District | Town |  |
 Makubetsu |
幕別町 | 340.46 | 26,610 | Nakagawa District | Town |  |
 Memuro |
芽室町 | 513.91 | 18,806 | Kasai District | Town |  |
 Nakasatsunai |
中札内村 | 292.69 | 3,980 | Kasai District | Village |  |
 Obihiro (capital) |
帯広市 | 618.94 | 165,851 | no district | City |  |
 Otofuke |
音更町 | 466.09 | 44,235 | Katō District | Town |  |
 Rikubetsu |
陸別町 | 608.81 | 2,528 | Ashoro District | Town |  |
 Sarabetsu |
更別村 | 176.45 | 3,275 | Kasai District | Village |  |
 Shihoro |
士幌町 | 259.13 | 6,234 | Katō District | Town |  |
 Shikaoi |
鹿追町 | 399.69 | 5,570 | Katō District | Town |  |
 Shimizu |
清水町 | 402.18 | 9,784 | Kamikawa District | Town |  |
 Shintoku |
新得町 | 1,063.79 | 6,285 | Kamikawa District | Town |  |
 Taiki |
大樹町 | 816.38 | 5,742 | Hiroo District | Town |  |
 Toyokoro |
豊頃町 | 536.52 | 3,262 | Nakagawa District | Town |  |
 Urahoro |
浦幌町 | 729.64 | 5,023 | Tokachi District | Town |  |
Mergers
- November 1897: Kasai Subprefecture established.
- August 1932: Kasai Subprefecture renamed Tokachi Subprefecture.
- October 20, 1948: Ashoro District transferred from Kushiro Subprefecture.
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