is a
district
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located in
Hiyama Subprefecture
is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan located on the Oshima Peninsula on the Sea of Japan side. It includes Okushiri Island. It was established in 1897.
Geography
Mergers
History
*1897: Hiyama Subprefecture was established.
* ...
,
Hokkaido
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 lar ...
,
Japan.
As of 2004, the district has an estimated
population
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...
of 8,357 and a
density
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of 21.82 persons per km
2. The total area is 382.93 km
2.
Towns and villages
*
Otobe
Merger
*On October 1, 2005, the old town of
Yakumo (from
Yamakoshi District) absorbed the town of
Kumaishi (from Nishi District,
Hiyama Subprefecture
is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan located on the Oshima Peninsula on the Sea of Japan side. It includes Okushiri Island. It was established in 1897.
Geography
Mergers
History
*1897: Hiyama Subprefecture was established.
* ...
) to create the new and expanded town of
Yakumo (now in the newly created
Futami District,
Oshima Subprefecture
is a Subprefectures of Hokkaido, subprefecture of Hokkaido, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004 it had a population of 456,621 and an area of 3,715.38 km2.
Hakodate Airport is located in the City of Hakodate, Hokkaido, Hakodate.
Ge ...
). The former town of Kumaishi moved to Oshima Subprefecture at the same time.
Districts in Hokkaido
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