Okhotsk Subprefecture
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Okhotsk Subprefecture
オホーツク総合振興局 | |
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Ohōtsuku-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku | |
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Prefecture | Hokkaido |
Capital | Abashiri |
Area | |
• Total | 10,690.09 km2 (4,127.47 sq mi) |
Population (September 30, 2010) | |
• Total | 309,487 |
• Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
Okhotsk Subprefecture (オホーツク総合振興局, Ohōtsuku-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. It was renamed from the earlier Abashiri Subprefecture on April 1, 2010. Abashiri Subprefecture was established in 1897.
Etymology
[edit]Abashiri Prefecture was named after the subprefectural office in Abashiri. However, the area was more commonly referred to as the Okhotsk region (オホーツク地方, Ohōtsuku-chihō), as it faces the Sea of Okhotsk, and the name Abashiri was changed to the more commonly used Okhotsk during the administrative redivision of Hokkaido's 14 subprefectures to 9 subprefectural bureaus in April, 2010. The sea is named for the port of Okhotsk, itself named for the Okhota River,[1] whose name is derived from the Even word окат (okat) meaning "river".[2]
Geography
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Municipalities
[edit]Name | Area (km2) | Population | District | Type | Map | |
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Rōmaji | Kanji | |||||
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網走市 | 470.94 | 34,919 | no district | City | ![]() |
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美幌町 | 438.36 | 20,920 | Abashiri District | Town | ![]() |
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遠軽町 | 1,332.32 | 20,757 | Monbetsu District | Town | ![]() |
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北見市 | 1,427.56 | 119,135 | no district | City | ![]() |
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清里町 | 402.73 | 4,222 | Shari District | Town | ![]() |
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小清水町 | 287.04 | 5,029 | Shari District | Town | ![]() |
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訓子府町 | 190.89 | 5,227 | Tokoro District | Town | ![]() |
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紋別市 | 830.7 | 22,983 | no district | City | ![]() |
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西興部村 | 308.12 | 1,120 | Monbetsu District | Village | ![]() |
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置戸町 | 527.54 | 3,042 | Tokoro District | Town | ![]() |
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興部町 | 362.41 | 3,963 | Monbetsu District | Town | ![]() |
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雄武町 | 637.03 | 4,596 | Monbetsu District | Town | ![]() |
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大空町 | 343.62 | 7,430 | Abashiri District | Town | ![]() |
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佐呂間町 | 404.99 | 5,617 | Tokoro District | Town | ![]() |
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斜里町 | 736.97 | 11,897 | Shari District | Town | ![]() |
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滝上町 | 786.89 | 2,757 | Monbetsu District | Town | ![]() |
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津別町 | 716.6 | 5,011 | Abashiri District | Town | ![]() |
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湧別町 | 505.74 | 8,474 | Monbetsu District | Town | ![]() |
Mergers
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Everett-Heath, John (2020). "Okhotsk, Sea of (Okhotskoye More)". Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Place Names (6th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191905636.
- ^ "Охота". Вода России (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-06-15.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)