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Hokkaido Prefecture is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The la ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. As of 2004, its estimated population is 373,736 and its area is 6,558.26 km².

Geography

Cities

10 cities are located in Sorachi Subprefecture:

Towns and villages by district

These are the towns and villages in each district:

Mergers

History

*1897: Sorachi Subprefecture established. *1899: Furano Village (now Kamifurano Town, Nakafurano Town, Furano City, and

Minamifurano is a town located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 2,611 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volu ...

Town) transferred to

Kamikawa Subprefecture is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. The name is derived from Kamikawa no hitobito no Shūraku (Village of the Upstream People), a translation of the Ainu Peni Unguri Kotan. Settlement began in 1867. The sub-prefecture was establi ...

. *2010: Horokanai town from Uryū District transferred to Kamikawa Subprefecture.

External links

Official website
Subprefectures in Hokkaido {{Hokkaido-geo-stub