Hiyama Subprefecture
Encyclopedia
is a subprefecture
of Hokkaidō
, Japan
located on the Oshima Peninsula
on the Sea of Japan
side. It includes Okushiri Island. It was established in 1897.
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Subprefectures in Hokkaido
Hokkaido Prefecture had 14 branch offices called 支庁 in Japanese, which is often translated in English as subprefectures. Normally, a subprefecture consists of a few to a dozen cities, towns, and/or villages....
of Hokkaidō
Hokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
located on the Oshima Peninsula
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
on the Sea of Japan
Sea of Japan
The Sea of Japan is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland, the Japanese archipelago and Sakhalin. It is bordered by Japan, North Korea, Russia and South Korea. Like the Mediterranean Sea, it has almost no tides due to its nearly complete enclosure from the Pacific...
side. It includes Okushiri Island. It was established in 1897.
Towns and villages by district
- Hiyama DistrictHiyama District, Hokkaidois a district located in Hiyama Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 21,896 and a density of 19.59 persons per km². The total area is 1,117.57 km².-Towns and villages:*Assabu*Esashi*Kaminokuni...
- AssabuAssabu, Hokkaidois a small town located in Hiyama District, Hiyama, Hokkaidō.Assabu is situated in the Oshima Peninsula of southern Hokkaidō near the Japan Sea. Assabu is around an hour's drive by car from Hakodate and 15 minutes to Esashi...
- EsashiEsashi, Hokkaido (Hiyama)is a town in Hiyama District, Hiyama Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is the capital of the subprefecture.One of the oldest towns in Hokkaidō, the name Esashi comes from the Ainu word for konbu, a type of edible kelp well known in Japan...
(capital) - KaminokuniKaminokuni, Hokkaidois a town located in Hiyama District, Hiyama, Hokkaidō, Japan.In 2008, the town had an estimated population of 6,379 and a density of 12.25 per km²...
- Assabu
- Kudō DistrictKudo District, Hokkaidois a district located in Hiyama Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 2,458 and a density of 18.36 persons per km². The total area is 133.91 km².-Towns and villages:...
- SetanaSetana, Hokkaidois a town located in Kudō District, Hiyama, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of December 2008, the town has an estimated population of 10,190 and a density of 15.96 persons per km²...
- Setana
- Nishi DistrictNishi District, Hokkaidois a district located in Hiyama Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 8,357 and a density of 21.82 persons per km²...
- OtobeOtobe, Hokkaidois a town located in Nishi District, Hiyama, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 4,665 and a density of 29.96 persons per km². The total area is 162.55 km².-External links:* in Japanese...
- Otobe
- Okushiri DistrictOkushiri District, Hokkaidois a district consisting of Okushiri Island, administered as part of Hiyama Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 3,708 and a density of 25.93 persons per km². The total area is 142.98 km²....
- OkushiriOkushiri, Hokkaidois a town encompassing all of Okushiri Island, located in Okushiri District, Hiyama, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 3,442 and a density of 24.5 persons per km²...
- Okushiri
- Setana DistrictSetana District, Hokkaidois a district located in Hiyama Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 15,173 and a density of 14.14 persons per km². The total area is 1,072.86 km².-Towns and villages:*Imakane...
- ImakaneImakane, Hokkaidois a town located in Setana District, Hiyama, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 6,258 and a density of 11.53 persons per km². The total area is 568.14 km².-Geography:...
- Imakane
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