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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 2004, its estimated population is 373,736 and its area is 6,558.26 km².

Geography

Cities

10 cities are located in Sorachi Subprefecture:

Towns and villages by district

These are the towns and villages in each district:

Mergers

History

*1897: Sorachi Subprefecture established. *1899: Furano Village (now Kamifurano Town, Nakafurano Town, Furano City, and Minamifurano Town) transferred to

Kamikawa Subprefecture 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 Ainu or Aynu may refer to: *Ainu people, an East Asian ethnic group of Ja ...

. *2010: Horokanai town from Uryū District transferred to Kamikawa Subprefecture.

External links

Official website
Subprefectures in Hokkaido {{Hokkaido-geo-stub