is a subprefecture

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 prefecture

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 in the western part of the island. Its population in 2003 was 2,279,943.

There are 6 cities, three towns, and one village under its jurisdiction. The subprefectural capital is Sapporo, also the capital of Hokkaidō prefecture. Shikotsu-Toya National Park

Shikotsu-Toya National Park

is a national park in the central part of the island of Hokkaidō, Japan. Named after the volcanic caldera lakes of Lake Shikotsu and Lake Tōya, it has a total area of 993.02 square kilometers...

 is located in the southern part, and in the north is Shokanbetsu-Teuri-Yagishiri Quasi-National Park.

Sapporo, a city in Ishikari, has two airports:

• Okadama Airport
  Okadama Airport
  is an airport located in Okadamachō, Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, north of the city center of Sapporo. Its scheduled airline service is limited to turboprop flights to other cities in Hokkaidō: larger aircraft use New Chitose Airport, south of the city...
  
   (Domestic)
• New Chitose Airport
  New Chitose Airport
  , is an airport located south southeast of Chitose and Tomakomai, Hokkaidō, Japan, serving the Sapporo metropolitan area. By land area, it is the largest airport in Hokkaidō....
  
   (International) (Located in the city of Chitose
  Chitose, Hokkaido
  -Economy:China Airlines operates its Sapporo office on the third floor of the airport building.The airline Hokkaido Air System was at one time headquartered at the New Chitose Airport in Chitose...
  
  )

Cities

• Chitose
  Chitose, Hokkaido
  -Economy:China Airlines operates its Sapporo office on the third floor of the airport building.The airline Hokkaido Air System was at one time headquartered at the New Chitose Airport in Chitose...
  
  
• Ebetsu
  Ebetsu, Hokkaido
  is a city located in Ishikari, Hokkaidō, Japan.- History :Ebetsu was settled originally by Japanese people in 1871, that came from the Miyagi Prefecture on Honshu Island. In 1878, militia men began moving into the area. When the Meiji Government, in 1878, designated Hokkaido as part of Japan,...
  
  
• Eniwa
  Eniwa, Hokkaido
  -External links:...
  
  
• Ishikari
  Ishikari, Hokkaido
  is a city located in Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.The city was born out of Ishikari Town on September 1, 1996.On October 1, 2005, the village of Atsuta, from Atsuta District, and the village of Hamamasu, from Hamamasu District, merged into Ishikari.As of March 1, 2008, the city has an...
  
  
• Kitahiroshima
  Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido
  is a city located in Ishikari, Hokkaidō, Japan. Its name, Kitahiroshima-shi, is translated as "North-Hiroshima city", or, more loosely, "city of North-Hiroshima", for 'kita' and 'shi' are the Japanese words for 'north' and 'city', respectively...
  
  
• Sapporo
  Sapporo, Hokkaido
  is the fourth-largest city in Japan by population, and the largest city on the island of Hokkaido. It is the capital of Hokkaidō Prefecture, located in Ishikari Subprefecture, and an ordinance-designated city of Japan....
  
   (capital of the prefecture and the subprefecture)

Towns and villages by district

• Ishikari District
  Ishikari District, Hokkaido
  is a district located in Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 24,020 and a density of 47.95 persons per km². The total area is 500.95 km².-History:...
  
  
  • Shinshinotsu
    Shinshinotsu, Hokkaido
    is a village located in Ishikari District, Ishikari, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2008, the village has an estimated population of 3,770. The total area is 78.24 km².-External links:*...
    
    
  • Tōbetsu
    Tobetsu, Hokkaido
    is a town located in Ishikari District, Ishikari, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 19,330 and a density of 47.69 persons per km². The total area is 422.71 km²....
    
    

History

• 1897 Sapporo Subprefecture established
• 1922 Renamed Ishikari Subprefecture
• 1996 Hiroshima Town becomes Kitahiroshima
  Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido
  is a city located in Ishikari, Hokkaidō, Japan. Its name, Kitahiroshima-shi, is translated as "North-Hiroshima city", or, more loosely, "city of North-Hiroshima", for 'kita' and 'shi' are the Japanese words for 'north' and 'city', respectively...
  
  City, dissolving Sapporo District

External links

Official website
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