Okhotsk Subprefecture

Okhotsk (pronounced similar to Okhotsk, Japaneseオホーツク 総合 振興 局, Ohotsuku - sogo - Shinko - kyoku ) is a sub-prefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture. It has an area of ​​10,690.09 km ² and a population of 329 446 (as of July 31, 2004).

It is bordered on the north by the Sea of ​​Okhotsk ( Ohotsuku -kai ).

History

The administrative unit was (网 走 支 庁, Abashiri shicho ) was established in 1897 as a sub-prefecture of Abashiri.

In the reorganization of Hokkaidō April 1, 2010 renamed sub-prefecture was Okhotsk.

Administrative divisions

Large cities (市shi )

  • The seat of the prefectural government: Abashiri
  • Kitami
  • Mombetsu

Counties (郡, gun)

List of counties of the sub-prefecture of Okhotsk, and their towns (町, chō ) and villages (村, mura ).

  • Abashiri Ōzora
  • Bihoro
  • Tsubetsu
  • Shari
  • Kiyosato
  • Koshimizu
  • Kunneppu
  • Oketo
  • Saroma
  • Mombetsu Engaru
  • Yubetsu
  • Takinoue
  • Okoppe
  • Nishiokoppe
  • Omu

Reclassifications

  • On 1 October 2005, the cities Ikutahara, Engaru, Maruseppu and the village of Shirataki from the district Mombetsu merged to form the new city Engaru.
  • On 5 March 2006, the city of Kitami, the cities Tanno, Rubeshibe and Tokoro from the district Tokoro merged to form the new city of Kitami.
  • On 31 March 2006, the city and the village Memanbetsu Higashimokoto from the district Abashiri merged to form the new city Ōzora.

Infrastructure

The sub-prefecture has two airports: the airport in Mombetsu Mombetsu and Memanbetsu airport in Ōzora, which was formed in 2006 from Memanbetsu.

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