Sorachi Subprefecture

Coordinates: 43°11′51″N 141°45′59″E / 43.197567°N 141.766389°E / 43.197567; 141.766389
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Sorachi Subprefecture
空知総合振興局
Sorachi-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku
Location of Sorachi Subprefecture
PrefectureHokkaido
CapitalIwamizawa
Area
 • Total6,558.22 km2 (2,532.14 sq mi)
Population
 (March 2009)
 • Total365,563
 • Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Websitesorachi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp
Sorachi Subprefecture (with Horokanai)
Iwamizawa City

Sorachi Subprefecture (空知総合振興局, Sorachi-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004, its estimated population is 373,736 and its area is 6,558.26 km2.

Geography[edit]

Cities[edit]

10 cities are located in Sorachi Subprefecture:

Name Area (km2) Population Map
Rōmaji Kanji
Akabira 赤平市 129.88 10,686
Ashibetsu 芦別市 865.02 14,260
Bibai 美唄市 277.61 24,768
Fukagawa 深川市 529.12 21,618
Iwamizawa (capital) 岩見沢市 481.1 84,127
Mikasa 三笠市 302.64 9,056
Sunagawa 砂川市 78.69 17,589
Takikawa 滝川市 115.9 41,306
Utashinai 歌志内市 55.99 3,019
Yūbari 夕張市 763.2 8,612

Towns and villages by district[edit]

These are the towns and villages in each district:

Name Area (km2) Population District Type Map
Rōmaji Kanji
Chippubetsu 秩父別町 47.26 2,463 Uryū District Town
Hokuryū 北竜町 158.82 1,965 Uryū District
Kamisunagawa 上砂川町 39.91 3,278 Sorachi District
Kuriyama 栗山町 203.84 12,365 Yūbari District
Moseushi 妹背牛町 48.55 3,134 Uryū District
Naganuma 長沼町 168.36 11,262 Yūbari District
Naie 奈井江町 88.05 5,664 Sorachi District
Nanporo 南幌町 81.49 7,816 Sorachi District
Numata 沼田町 283.21 3,207 Uryū District
Shintotsukawa 新十津川町 495.62 6,787 Kabato District
Tsukigata 月形町 151.05 3,429 Kabato District
Urausu 浦臼町 101.08 1,983 Kabato District
Uryū 雨竜町 190.91 2,546 Uryū District
Yuni 由仁町 133.86 5,426 Yūbari District
Panorama of Yuni, a village in Yubari district

Mergers[edit]

History[edit]

External links[edit]

43°11′51″N 141°45′59″E / 43.197567°N 141.766389°E / 43.197567; 141.766389