Okhotsk Subprefecture

This article is about the region in Japan. For the region in Russia, see Okhotsky District.

Okhotsk Subprefecture オホーツク総合振興局
Ohōtsuku-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku
Location of Okhotsk Subprefecture
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

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, whose name is derived from the Even word окат (okat) meaning "river".

Geography

File:Abashiri Subprefecture Map.gif

Okhotsk Subprefecture

Municipalities

Name		Area (km2)	Population	District	Type	Map
Rōmaji	Kanji
File:Flag of Abashiri, Hokkaido.svg Abashiri (capital)	網走市	470.94	34,919	no district	City	File:Abashiri in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Bihoro, Hokkaido.svg Bihoro	美幌町	438.36	20,920	Abashiri District	Town	File:Bihoro in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Engaru, Hokkaido.svg Engaru	遠軽町	1,332.32	20,757	Monbetsu District	Town	File:Engaru in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Kitami, Hokkaido.svg Kitami	北見市	1,427.56	119,135	no district	City	File:Kitami in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Kiyosato, Hokkaido.svg Kiyosato	清里町	402.73	4,222	Shari District	Town	File:Kiyosato in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Koshimizu, Hokkaido.svg Koshimizu	小清水町	287.04	5,029	Shari District	Town	File:Koshimizu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Kunneppu, Hokkaido.svg Kunneppu	訓子府町	190.89	5,227	Tokoro District	Town	File:Kunneppu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Monbetsu, Hokkaido.svg Monbetsu	紋別市	830.7	22,983	no district	City	File:Mombetsu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Nishiokoppe, Hokkaido.svg Nishiokoppe	西興部村	308.12	1,120	Monbetsu District	Village	File:Nishiokoppe in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Oketo, Hokkaido.svg Oketo	置戸町	527.54	3,042	Tokoro District	Town	File:Oketo in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Okoppe, Hokkaido.svg Okoppe	興部町	362.41	3,963	Monbetsu District	Town	File:Okoppe in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Omu, Hokkaido.svg Ōmu	雄武町	637.03	4,596	Monbetsu District	Town	File:Omu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Ozora, Hokkaido.svg Ōzora	大空町	343.62	7,430	Abashiri District	Town	File:Ozora in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Saroma, Hokkaido.svg Saroma	佐呂間町	404.99	5,617	Tokoro District	Town	File:Saroma in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Shari, Hokkaido.svg Shari	斜里町	736.97	11,897	Shari District	Town	File:Shari in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Takinoue, Hokkaido.svg Takinoue	滝上町	786.89	2,757	Monbetsu District	Town	File:Takinoue in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Tsubetsu, Hokkaido.svg Tsubetsu	津別町	716.6	5,011	Abashiri District	Town	File:Tsubetsu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Yubetsu, Hokkaido.svg Yūbetsu	湧別町	505.74	8,474	Monbetsu District	Town	File:Yubetsu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg

Mergers

See also: List of mergers in Hokkaido § Okhotsk (Abashiri) Subprefecture

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)