is a

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Hokkaido Prefecture is Japan, Japan's Japanese archipelago, second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost Prefectures of Japan, prefecture, making up its own List of regions of Japan, region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; th ...

, Japan. As of 2011, it had a population of 52,627 and an area of . The

population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ...

of the subprefecture, 13 people per km², is very low compared to the rest of Japan. The population of Rumoi Subprefecture represents 0.96% of the overall population of Hokkaido.

Geography

Rumoi Subprefecture stretches broadly across the coast of the

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in northwestern Hokkaido.

Municipalities

Mergers

Rivers

The Rumoi River flows from Mount Poroshiri in the Hidaka Mountain range to the Sea of Japan.

History

Mashike Subprefecture is a town located in Rumoi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 4,634 and a density of 13 persons per km2. The total area is 369.64 km2. Mashike's main distinction is the s ...

was established as part of the administrative reforms of Hokkaido during the

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(1868 – 1912). The capital was moved to Rumoi in 1914, and the subprefecture was renamed to Rumoi Subprefecture in the same year. Toyotomi Town) in Teshio District transferred to

Sōya Subprefecture is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Its population is estimated to be 77,500 as of July 31, 2004 and its area is . It is the northernmost subprefecture of Japan. Wakkanai Airport is located in Wakkanai ' meaning "cold wate ...

in 1948, and Horonobe was transferred to Sōya Subprefecture in 2010.

Economy

The fishing industries dominates the economy of the area, and seafood processing remains a thriving industry.

References

External links

* {{Hokkaido Subprefectures in Hokkaido