Okhotsk Subprefecture

This article is about the region in Japan. For the region in Russia, see Okhotsky District.

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.

Okhotsk Subprefecture オホーツク総合振興局
Ohōtsuku-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku
Prefecture	Hokkaido
Capital	Abashiri
Area
• Total	10,690.09 km2 (4,127.47 sq mi)
Population  (September 30, 2010)
• Total	309,487
• Density	29/km2 (75/sq mi)

Etymology

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

Okhotsk Subprefecture

Municipalities

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

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

References

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.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)

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