Ishikari Sub-Prefecture
Ishikari ( Japanese 石 狩 振興 局 , Ishikari-shinkō-kyoku ) is a sub- prefecture of Hokkaidō Prefecture . It has an area of 3,539.84 km² and a population of 2,310,001 (as of October 1, 2005).
In Ishikari Sub-Prefecture, Shikotsu-Tōya National Park is to the south and Shokambetsu-Teuri-Yagishiri Quasi-National Park is to the north.
history
The sub-prefecture was set up in 1897 under the name Sapporo Sub-prefecture ( 札幌 支 庁 , Sapporo-shichō ). In 1922 it was renamed Ishikari Sub-prefecture ( 石 狩 支 庁 , Ishikari-shichō ) based on the Ishikari Province . In 1975 the district of Tarukawa ( 樽 川 地区 , -chiku ) was incorporated into Otaru in the Shiribeshi sub-prefecture and thus reduced the sub-prefecture.
When Hokkaidō was reorganized on April 1, 2010, it was renamed Ishikari-shinkō-kyoku .
Administrative division
Independent cities ( 市 , shi )
- Seat of the sub-prefecture administration: Sapporo
Counties ( 郡 , gun )
List of counties in the Ishikari sub-prefecture, as well as their cities ( 町 , chō ) and villages ( 村 , mura ).
Reorganizations
- On October 1, 2005, the villages of Atsuta in Atsuta County and Hamamasu in Hamamasu County were incorporated into Ishikari. Both districts were then dissolved.
traffic
In Sapporo are the Okadama airport for domestic flights and in Chitose the New Chitose Airport for international flights.
Web links
- Official Website of the Sub-Prefecture (Japanese)
