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Kushiro Subprefecture

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Kushiro Subprefecture
釧路総合振興局
Kushiro-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku
Location of Kushiro Subprefecture
PrefectureHokkaido
CapitalKushiro
Area
 • Total
5,997.38 km2 (2,315.60 sq mi)
Population
 (March 2009)
 • Total
261,883
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Websitekushiro.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp

Kushiro Subprefecture (釧路総合振興局, Kushiro-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Kushiro is home to a population of red-crowned cranes, estimated in 2022 to number about 1,900.[1]

Geography

Municipalities

Name Area (km2) Population District Type Map
Rōmaji Kanji
File:Flag of Akkeshi, Hokkaido.svg Akkeshi 厚岸町 734.82 9,048 Akkeshi District Town File:Akkeshi in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Hamanaka, Hokkaido.svg Hamanaka 浜中町 427.68 6,120 Akkeshi District Town File:Hamanaka in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Kushiro, Hokkaido.svg Kushiro (capital) 釧路市 1,362.75 167,875 no district City File:Kushiro in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Kushiro Town, Hokkaido.svg Kushiro 釧路町 252.57 19,941 Kushiro District Town File:Kushiro town in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Shibecha, Hokkaido.svg Shibecha 標茶町 1,099.41 7,862 Kawakami District Town File:Shibecha in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Shiranuka, Hokkaido.svg Shiranuka 白糠町 773.74 7,972 Shiranuka District Town File:Shiranuka in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Teshikaga, Hokkaido.svg Teshikaga 弟子屈町 774.53 7,631 Kawakami District Town File:Teshikaga in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Tsurui, Hokkaido.svg Tsurui 鶴居村 571.84 2,516 Akan District Village File:Tsurui in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Kushiro Subprefecture Map.gif
Kushiro Subprefecture

Mergers

See also: List of mergers in Hokkaido § Kushiro Subprefecture

History

  • November, 1897: Kushiro Subprefecture established.
  • August, 1922: Renamed Kushironokuni Subprefecture (釧路国支庁).
  • October 20, 1948: Ashoro District transferred to Tokachi Subprefecture.
  • April 1, 1957: Name returned to Kushiro Subprefecture.

References

  1. ↑ Rich, Motoko; Hida, Hikari; Delano, James Whitlow (2022-03-21). "These Revered Cranes Escaped Extinction. Can They Survive Without Humans?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-23.

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