is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
in
Kushiro Subprefecture
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.
Geography
Municipalities
Mergers
History
*November, 1897: Kushiro Subprefecture estab ...
,
Hokkaido
is the list of islands of Japan by area, second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefectures of Japan, prefecture, making up its own list of regions of Japan, region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō fr ...
. Kushiro is also the name of the adjacent city
Kushiro, Hokkaido
is a Cities of Japan, city in Kushiro Subprefecture on the island of Hokkaido, Japan. Located along the coast of the Pacific Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, it serves as the subprefecture's capital and it is the most populated city in the eastern ...
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Towns
Kushiro
History
*August 1, 1922 Kushiro-ku becomes
Kushiro, Hokkaido, Kushiro City, leaving the district
*October 10, 1949 Tottori Town (鳥取町) merges with Kushiro City
References
Districts in Hokkaido
Kushiro Subprefecture
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