Shiribeshi Subprefecture

Shiribeshi Subprefecture 後志総合振興局
Shiribeshi-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku
Location of Shiribeshi Subprefecture
Prefecture	Hokkaido
Capital	Kutchan
Area
• Total	4,305.82 km2 (1,662.49 sq mi)
Population (March 2009)
• Total	250,065
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Website	shiribeshi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp

Shiribeshi Subprefecture (後志総合振興局, Shiribeshi-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. The subprefecture's capital is Kutchan. As of July 31, 2004, the estimated population was 256,184 and the area was 4,305.65 km².

Geography

Cities

• Otaru

Towns and villages by district

• Abuta (Shiribeshi) District
  • Kimobetsu
  • Kutchan (capital)
  • Kyōgoku
    File:Shiribeshi Subprefecture Map.gif

    Shiribeshi Subprefecture
  • Makkari
  • Niseko
  • Rusutsu
• Furubira District
  • Furubira
• Furuu District
  • Kamoenai
  • Tomari
• Iwanai District
  • Iwanai
  • Kyōwa
• Isoya District
  • Rankoshi
• Shakotan District
  • Shakotan
• Shimamaki District
  • Shimamaki
• Suttsu District
  • Kuromatsunai
  • Suttsu
• Yoichi District
  • Akaigawa
  • Niki
  • Yoichi

Mergers

See also: List of mergers in Hokkaido § Shiribeshi Subprefecture

History

• 1897 Otaru Subprefecture, Iwanai Subprefecture, and Suttsu Subprefecture were established.
• 1899 Kutchan Village (now Kutchan Town and Kyōgoku Town), Abuta District were transferred from Muroran Subprefecture (now Iburi Subprefecture) to Iwanai Subprefecture.
• 1899 Otaru Subprefecture, Iwanai Subprefecture, and Suttsu Subprefecture were merged to form Shiribeshi Subprefecture. Makkari Village (now Makkari Village, Kimobetsu Town, and Rusutsu Village) and Kaributo Village (now Niseko Town), Abuta District were transferred from Muroran Subprefecture.

External links

• (Japanese) Official website in Japanese