Iburi Subprefecture
Iburi Subprefecture
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Iburi-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku | |
Prefecture | Hokkaido |
Capital | Muroran |
Area | |
• Total | 3,698.00 km2 (1,427.81 sq mi) |
Population (March 2009) | |
• Total | 426,627 |
• Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
Website | iburi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp |
Iburi Subprefecture (
Geography[edit]
Located in south-central Hokkaido, Iburi stretches 152 kilometres (94 mi) East-West and 98 kilometres (61 mi) North-South. Iburi covers an area of 9,698 square kilometres (3,744 sq mi). Iburi borders Oshima Subprefecture to the West, Shiribeshi, Ishikari, and Sorachi Subprefectures to the North, and Hidaka Subprefecture to the East. On its South side, Iburi has 218 kilometres (135 mi) of coastline with the Pacific Ocean.[1]
Municipalities[edit]
Name | Area (km2) | Population | District | Type | Map | |
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Rōmaji | Kanji | |||||
Abira | 237.13 | 8,323 | Yūfutsu District | Town | ||
Atsuma | 404.56 | 4,659 | Yūfutsu District | Town | ||
Date | 444.28 | 34,898 | no district | City | ||
Mukawa | むかわ |
166.43 | 8,527 | Yūfutsu District | Town | |
Muroran (capital) | 80.65 | 93,716 | no district | City | ||
Noboribetsu | 212.11 | 49,523 | no district | City | ||
Shiraoi | 425.75 | 17,759 | Shiraoi District | Town | ||
Sōbetsu | 205.04 | 2,665 | Usu District | Town | ||
Tomakomai | 561.49 | 174,216 | no district | City | ||
Tōyako | 180.54 | 9,231 | Abuta District | Town | ||
Toyoura | 233.54 | 4,205 | Abuta District | Town |
Mergers[edit]
History[edit]
- 1897: Muroran Subprefecture was established.
- 1922: Muroran Subprefecture was renamed Iburi Subprefecture.
References[edit]
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胆振 の概要 (in Japanese). Hokkaido Government Iburi Subprefectural Office. 2006. Archived from the original on 2008-06-20. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Japanese)