Tokachi Sub-Prefecture

Location of Tokachi Sub-Prefecture

Tokachi ( Japanese 十勝 総 合 振興 局 , Tokachi-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku ) is a sub- prefecture of Hokkaidō Prefecture . It has an area of ​​10,830.99 km² and a population of 358,653 (as of September 30, 2006).

history

In November 1897, the Kasai sub-prefecture ( 河西 支 庁 , Kasai-shichō ) was established. In August 1932, the name was changed to Tokachi Sub-prefecture ( 十勝 支 庁 , Tokachi-shichō ). Tokachi was the name of a province of the same name that was here from 1869 to 1882 before the prefectures were established.

On October 20, 1948, Ashoro County was slammed from Kushiro Sub-prefecture to Tokachi Sub-prefecture.

When Hokkaidō was reorganized on April 1, 2010, it was renamed Tokachi-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku .

Administrative division

Tokachi Sub-prefecture parishes

Big cities ( 市 , shi )

Seat of the sub-prefecture administration in Obihiro

• Seat of the sub-prefecture administration: Obihiro

Counties ( 郡 , gun )

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

• Kamikawa
  • Shintoku
  • Shimizu
• Nakagawa
  • Makubetsu
  • Ikeda
  • Toyokoro
  • Honbetsu
• Kato
  • Otofuke
  • Shihoro
  • Kamishihoro
  • Shikaoi
• Kasai
  • Memuro
  • Nakasatsunai
  • Sarabetsu
• Hiroo
  • Taiki
  • Hiroo
• Ashoro
  • Ashoro
  • Rikubetsu
• Tokachi
  • Urahoro

Reorganizations

• On February 6, 2006, Chūrui Village in Hiroo County was incorporated into Makubetsu City in Nakagawa County.

traffic

Tokachi-Obihiro Airport is located in Obihiro .

Web links

Commons : Tokachi Sub-prefecture  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official Website of the Sub-Prefecture (Japanese)