Sorachi Subprefecture
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Sorachi (空知支庁) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004, its estimated population is 373,736 and its area is 6,558.26 km
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Geography
Cities
- 1. Yubari (夕張市 -shi)
- 2. Iwamizawa (岩見沢市 -shi capital)
- 3. Bibai (美唄市 -shi)
- 4. Ashibetsu (芦別市 -shi)
- 5. Akabira (赤平市 -shi)
- 6. Mikasa (三笠市 -shi)
- 7. Takikawa (滝川市 -shi)
- 8. Sunagawa (砂川市 -shi)
- 9. Utashinai (歌志内市 -shi)
- 10. Fukagawa (深川市 -shi)
Districts
- Sorachi (空知郡 -gun)
- 11. Kita (北村 -mura)
- 12. Kurisawa (栗沢町 -cho)
- 13. Nanporo (南幌町 -cho)
- 14. Naie (奈井江町 -cho)
- 15. Kamisunagawa (上砂川町 -cho)
- Yubari (夕張郡 -gun)
- Kabato (樺戸郡 -gun)
- 19. Tsukigata (月形町 -cho)
- 20. Urausu (浦臼町 -cho)
- 21. Shintotsukawa (新十津川町 -cho)
- Uryu (雨竜郡 -gun)
- 22. Moseushi (妹背牛町 -cho)
- 23. Chippubetsu (秩父別町 -cho)
- 24. Uryu (雨竜町 -cho)
- 25. Hokuryu (北竜町 -cho)
- 26. Numata (沼田町 -cho)
- 27. Horokanai (幌加内町 -cho)
History
- 1897 Sorachi Subprefecture established
- 1899 Furano Village (now Kamifurano Town, Nakafurano Town, Furano City, and Minamifurano Town) transferred to Kamikawa Subprefecture
External link
- Official website (http://www.sorachi.pref.hokkaido.jp/) in Japanese
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|| Abashiri | Hidaka | Hiyama | Iburi | Ishikari | Kamikawa | Kushiro | Nemuro | Oshima | Rumoi | Shiribeshi | Sorachi | Soya | Tokachi
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||Abashiri | Akabira | Asahikawa | Ashibetsu | Bibai | Chitose | Date | Ebetsu | Eniwa | Fukagawa | Furano | Hakodate | Ishikari | Iwamizawa | Kitahiroshima | Kitami | Kushiro | Mikasa | Monbetsu | Muroran | Nayoro | Nemuro | Noboribetsu | Obihiro | Otaru | Rumoi | Sapporo | Shibetsu | Sunagawa | Takikawa | Tomakomai | Utashinai | Wakkanai | Yubari
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