Sorachi Sub-Prefecture

Location of the Sorachi sub-prefecture

Sorachi ( Japanese 空 知 総 合 振興 局 , Sorachi-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku ) is a sub- prefecture of Hokkaidō Prefecture . It has an area of ​​6,558.26 km² and a population of 373,736 (as of July 31, 2004).

history

The Sorachi Sub-Prefecture ( 空 知 支 庁 , Sorachi-shichō ) was established in 1897.

In 1899, the village of Furano - today's city of Furano and the district of Sorachi with Kamifurano , Nakafurano and Minamifurano - was added to the Kamikawa sub-prefecture .

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

Administrative division

Sorachi Sub-Prefecture Parishes (including Horokanai)

Big cities ( 市 , shi )

• Seat of the Sub-Prefectural Administration: Iwamizawa

• Yūbari
• Bibai
• Ashibetsu
• Akabira
• Mikasa
• Takikawa
• Sunagawa
• Utashinai
• Fukagawa

Counties ( 郡 , gun )

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

• Sorachi
  • Namporo
  • Naie
  • Kamisunagawa
• Yūbari
  • Yuni
  • Naganuma
  • Kuriyama
• Kabato
  • Tsukigata
  • Urausu
  • Shintotsukawa
• Uryu
  • Moseushi
  • Chippubetsu
  • Uryu
  • Hokuryu
  • Numata

Reorganizations

• On March 27, 2006, Kurisawa City and Kita Village in Sorachi County were incorporated into Iwamizawa City .

Web links

Commons : Sorachi Sub-Prefecture  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official Website of the Sub-Prefecture (Japanese)