Sōya Subprefecture

Sōya Subprefecture 宗谷そうや総合そうごう振興しんこう局きょく
Sōya-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku
Prefecture	Hokkaido
Capital	Wakkanai
Area
• Total	4,050.76 km2 (1,564.01 sq mi)
Population  (March 2009)
• Total	75,665
• Density	19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Website	souya.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp

Sōya Subprefecture (without Horonobe)

Wakkanai City

Sōya Subprefecture (宗谷そうや総合そうごう振興しんこう局きょく, Sōya-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Its population is estimated to be 77,500 as of July 31, 2004 and its area is 4,050.84 square kilometres (1,564.04 sq mi). It is the northernmost subprefecture of Japan.

Wakkanai Airport is located in Wakkanai. Rishiri Airport is located in Rishirifuji, Rishiri District.

Geography

Municipalities

Name		Area (km2)	Population	Population Density	District	Type	Map
Rōmaji	Kanji
Esashi	枝幸えさし町まち	1,115.67	8,578	7.69	Esashi District	Town
Hamatonbetsu	浜頓別はまとんべつ町まち	401.56	3,841	9.56	Esashi District	Town
Horonobe	幌延ほろのべ町まち	574.27	2,415	4.21	Teshio District	Town
Nakatonbetsu	中頓別なかとんべつ町まち	398.55	1,776	4.46	Esashi District	Town
Rebun	礼文れぶん町まち	81.33	2,651	32.60	Rebun District	Town
Rishiri	利尻りしり町まち	76.49	2,169	28.36	Rishiri District	Town
Rishirifuji	利尻富士りしりふじ町まち	105.69	2,665	25.22	Rishiri District	Town
Sarufutsu	猿払さるふつ村むら	590	2,884	4.89	Sōya District	Village
Toyotomi	豊富とよとみ町まち	520.69	4,054	7.79	Teshio District	Town
Wakkanai (capital)	稚内わっかない市し	761.47	33,869	44.48	no district	City

Mergers

See also: List of mergers in Hokkaido § Sōya Subprefecture

History

• 1897: Sōya Subprefecture established; Sōya, Esashi, Rishiri, Rebun Districts placed under its jurisdiction
• 1948: Toyotomi village (now town), Teshio District transferred from Rumoi Subprefecture
• 2010: Horonobe town, Teshio District transferred from Rumoi Subprefecture

External links

• (in Japanese) Official website

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