Rumoi Subprefecture
Rumoi Subprefecture
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Rumoi-shinkōkyoku | |
Coordinates: 43°56′05″N 141°39′21″E / 43.93472°N 141.65583°E | |
Country | Japan |
Prefecture | Hokkaido |
Capital | Rumoi |
Area | |
• Total | 4,019.91 km2 (1,552.10 sq mi) |
Population (December 2011) | |
• Total | 52,627 |
• Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
• Summer (DST) | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
Website | www |
Rumoi Subprefecture (
Geography
[edit]Rumoi Subprefecture stretches broadly across the coast of the Sea of Japan in northwestern Hokkaido.
Municipalities
[edit]Name | Area (km2) | Population | Pop. Density | District | Type | Map | |
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Rōmaji | Kanji | ||||||
Enbetsu | 590.86 | 2,966 | 5.02 | Teshio District | Town | ||
Haboro | 472.49 | 7,338 | 15.53 | Tomamae District | Town | ||
Mashike | 369.64 | 4,634 | 12.54 | Mashike District | Town | ||
Obira | 627.29 | 3,277 | 5.22 | Rumoi District | Town | ||
Rumoi (capital) | 297.44 | 22,242 | 74.78 | no district | City | ||
Shosanbetsu | 280.04 | 1,249 | 4.46 | Tomamae District | Village | ||
Teshio | 353.31 | 3,241 | 9.17 | Teshio District | Town | ||
Tomamae | 454.5 | 3,261 | 7.17 | Tomamae District | Town |
Mergers
[edit]Rivers
[edit]The Rumoi River 44 kilometres (27 mi) flows from Mount Poroshiri in the Hidaka Mountain range to the Sea of Japan.[3]
History
[edit]Mashike Subprefecture was established as part of the administrative reforms of Hokkaido during the Meiji period (1868 – 1912). The capital was moved to Rumoi in 1914, and the subprefecture was renamed to Rumoi Subprefecture in the same year. Toyotomi Town) in Teshio District transferred to Sōya Subprefecture in 1948, and Horonobe was transferred to Sōya Subprefecture in 2010.
Economy
[edit]The fishing industries dominates the economy of the area, and seafood processing remains a thriving industry.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^
留萌 の統計 [Statistics of Rumoi] (in Japanese). Rumoi, Hokkaido: Rumoi Subprefecture. 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012. - ^ a b "Rumoi". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
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留萌川 ". Dijitaru Daijisen (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
External links
[edit]- (in Japanese) Official website