Okhotsk Sub-prefecture
Okhotsk (spoken similarly to Okhotsk , Japanese. オ ホ ー ツ ク 総 合 振興 局 , Ohōtsuku-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku ) is a sub- prefecture of Hokkaidō Prefecture . It has an area of 10,690.09 km² and a population of 329,446 (as of July 31, 2004).
It borders in the north on the Sea of Okhotsk ( Ohōtsuku-kai ).
history
The administrative unit was set up in 1897 as the Abashiri Sub-prefecture ( 網 走 支 庁 , Abashiri-shichō ).
When Hokkaidō was reorganized on April 1, 2010, it was renamed Okhotsk sub-prefecture.
Administrative division
Big cities ( 市 , shi )
- Seat of the sub-prefecture administration: Abashiri
Counties ( 郡 , gun )
List of the districts of the sub-prefecture Okhotsk, as well as their cities ( 町 , chō ) and villages ( 村 , mura ).
Nishiokoppe is the only village (mura) |
Reorganizations
- On October 1, 2005, the cities of Ikutahara , Engaru , Maruseppu and the village of Shirataki from Mombetsu County merged to form the new city of Engaru.
- On March 5, 2006, the city of Kitami, the cities of Tanno , Rubeshibe and Tokoro from the district of Tokoro merged to form the new city of Kitami.
- On March 31, 2006, Memanbetsu City and Higashimokoto Village from Abashiri County merged to form the new city of Ōzora.
Infrastructure
The sub-prefecture has two airports: Mombetsu Airport in Mombetsu and Memanbetsu Airport in Ōzora, which emerged from Memanbetsu in 2006.
Web links
- Official Website of the Sub-Prefecture (Japanese)