Kamikawa Sub-Prefecture

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Kamikawa ( Japanese 上 川 総 合 振興 局 , Kamikawa-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku ) is a sub- prefecture of Hokkaidō Prefecture . The name is derived from Kamikawa no hitobito no shūraku ( 川 上 の 人 々 の 集 落 , German "settlement of the people from the upper reaches"), a translation into Japanese from the Ainu Peni Unguri Kotan . It has an area of ​​9,852.21 km² and a population of 535,456 (as of October 1, 2005).

history

Japanese settlement began in 1867. The establishment of the Kamikawa sub-prefecture ( 上 川 支 庁 , Kamikawa-shichō ) followed in 1897. In 1899, the village of Furano - the present-day city of Furano and the Sorachi district with Kamifurano , Nakafurano and Minamifurano - became the sub-prefecture of Sorachi Kamikawa slammed.

When Hokkaidō was reorganized on April 1, 2010, it was renamed Kamikawa-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku . The community Horokanai from the sub-prefecture of Sorachi was added to her.

Administrative division

Kamikawa Sub-Prefecture Towns (excluding Horokanai)

Big cities ( 市 , shi )

  • Seat of the Sub-Prefectural Administration: Asahikawa

Counties ( 郡 , gun )

List of counties in the Kamikawa sub-prefecture, as well as their cities ( 町 , chō ) and villages ( 村 , mura ).

Reorganizations

  • On September 1, 2005, the city of Asahi in Kamikawa County (Teshio) and the city of Shibetsu merged to form the new city of Shibetsu.
  • On March 27, 2006, the city of Fūren in the district of Kamikawa (Teshio) and the city of Nayoro merged to form the new city of Nayoro.

traffic

The Asahikawa Airport stretches over the cities of Asahikawa and Higashikagura.

Web links

Commons : Kamikawa Sub-prefecture  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files