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Subprefecture was
established in 1897.
Abashiri Prefecture was
named after the
subprefectural office in Abashiri. However, the area was more
commonly referred to...
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subprefectures that act as
General Subprefectural Bureaus (総合振興局, sōgō-shinkō-kyoku, "Comprehensive
Promotion Bureau") and
Subprefectural Bureaus (振興局, shinkō-kyoku...
- of April 2010[update], Hokkaidō has nine
General Subprefectural Bureaus (総合振興局) and five
Subprefectural Bureaus (振興局). Hokkaidō is one of
eight prefectures...
- Topography] (in ****anese). Sapporo, Hokkaido:
Hokkaido Government Ishikari Subprefectural Bureau. 2011.
Retrieved Sep 23, 2012. "S".
Encyclopedia of ****an. Tokyo:...
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Sorachi General Subprefectural Bureau (空知総合振興局), Iwamizawa,
covering Ishikari and
Sorachi areas. (Horokanai
belongs to
Kamikawa Subprefectural Bureau.) Ishikari...
- the
character in
China meaning circuit.
There are only two
types of
subprefectural divisions:
subprefecture and district.
Subprefectures (支庁, shichō) are...
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Nemuro (根室振興局, Nemuro-shinkō-kyoku) is a
subprefecture of
Hokkaido Prefecture, ****an. ****an
claims the
southern parts of the
disputed Kuril Islands (known...
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Sorachi Subprefecture (空知総合振興局, Sorachi-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku) is a
subprefecture of
Hokkaido Prefecture, ****an. As of 2004, its
estimated po****tion is 373...
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Hiyama Subprefecture (檜山振興局, Hiyama-shinkō-kyoku) is a
subprefecture of
Hokkaido Prefecture, ****an
located on the
Oshima Peninsula on the Sea of ****an...
- ****anese divisions.
These names just
roughly overlap with
central towns.
Subprefectural capital:
Toyohara Ōtomari District,
alternatively Ōdomari 大泊郡 Chitose...
