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Okhotsk Subprefecture

Coordinates: 44°01′36″N 144°15′39″E / 44.026559°N 144.260889°E / 44.026559; 144.260889
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Okhotsk Subprefecture
オホーツク総合振興局
Ohōtsuku-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku
Location of Okhotsk Subprefecture
PrefectureHokkaido
CapitalAbashiri
Area
 • Total
10,690.09 km2 (4,127.47 sq mi)
Population
 (September 30, 2010)
 • Total
309,487
 • Density29/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

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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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Okhotsk Subprefecture

Municipalities

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

Mergers

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

References

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  1. ^ Everett-Heath, John (2020). "Okhotsk, Sea of (Okhotskoye More)". Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Place Names (6th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191905636.
  2. ^ "Охота". Вода России (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-06-15.
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