Tokachi Subprefecture

Tokachi Subprefecture (literally "Tokachi Comprehensive Promotion Bureau") (十勝総合振興局, Tokachi-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan corresponding to the old province of Tokachi.^[1] As of 2004, its estimated population is 360,802 and its area is 10,830.99 km².

Tokachi Subprefecture 十勝総合振興局
Tokachi-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku
Prefecture	Hokkaido
Capital	Obihiro
Area
• Total	10,831.24 km2 (4,181.97 sq mi)
Population  (March 2009)
• Total	354,147
• Density	33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Website	tokachi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp

Tokachi-Obihiro Airport is in the city of Obihiro.

Geography

Municipalities

Name		Area (km2)	Population	District	Type	Map
Rōmaji	Kanji
Ashoro	足寄町	1,408.09	7,150	Ashoro District	Town
Hiroo	広尾町	596.14	7,182	Hiroo District	Town
Honbetsu	本別町	391.99	7,441	Nakagawa District	Town
Ikeda	池田町	371.91	6,933	Nakagawa District	Town
Kamishihoro	上士幌町	700.87	4,908	Katō District	Town
Makubetsu	幕別町	340.46	26,610	Nakagawa District	Town
Memuro	芽室町	513.91	18,806	Kasai District	Town
Nakasatsunai	中札内村	292.69	3,980	Kasai District	Village
Obihiro (capital)	帯広市	618.94	165,851	no district	City
Otofuke	音更町	466.09	44,235	Katō District	Town
Rikubetsu	陸別町	608.81	2,528	Ashoro District	Town
Sarabetsu	更別村	176.45	3,275	Kasai District	Village
Shihoro	士幌町	259.13	6,234	Katō District	Town
Shikaoi	鹿追町	399.69	5,570	Katō District	Town
Shimizu	清水町	402.18	9,784	Kamikawa District	Town
Shintoku	新得町	1,063.79	6,285	Kamikawa District	Town
Taiki	大樹町	816.38	5,742	Hiroo District	Town
Toyokoro	豊頃町	536.52	3,262	Nakagawa District	Town
Urahoro	浦幌町	729.64	5,023	Tokachi District	Town

Tokachi Subprefecture

Tokachi subprefectural office building

Mergers

See also: List of mergers in Hokkaido § Tokachi Subprefecture

History

• November 1897: Kasai Subprefecture established.
• August 1932: Kasai Subprefecture renamed Tokachi Subprefecture.
• October 20, 1948: Ashoro District transferred from Kushiro Subprefecture.