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Kushiro Subprefecture

Kushiro Subprefecture (釧路総合振興局, Kushiro-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Kushiro is home to a population of red-crowned cranes, estimated in 2022 to number about 1,900.[1]

Kushiro Subprefecture
釧路総合振興局
Kushiro-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku
Location of Kushiro Subprefecture
PrefectureHokkaido
CapitalKushiro
Area
 • Total5,997.38 km2 (2,315.60 sq mi)
Population
 (March 2009)
 • Total261,883
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Websitekushiro.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp

Geography edit

Municipalities edit

NameArea (km2)PopulationDistrictTypeMap
RōmajiKanji
Akkeshi厚岸町734.829,048Akkeshi DistrictTown
Hamanaka浜中町427.686,120Akkeshi DistrictTown
Kushiro (capital)釧路市1,362.75167,875no districtCity
Kushiro釧路町252.5719,941Kushiro DistrictTown
Shibecha標茶町1,099.417,862Kawakami DistrictTown
Shiranuka白糠町773.747,972Shiranuka DistrictTown
Teshikaga弟子屈町774.537,631Kawakami DistrictTown
Tsurui鶴居村571.842,516Akan DistrictVillage
Kushiro Subprefecture

Mergers edit

See also: List of mergers in Hokkaido § Kushiro Subprefecture

History edit

  • November, 1897: Kushiro Subprefecture established.
  • August, 1922: Renamed Kushironokuni Subprefecture (釧路国支庁).
  • October 20, 1948: Ashoro District transferred to Tokachi Subprefecture.
  • April 1, 1957: Name returned to Kushiro Subprefecture.

References edit

  1. ^ Rich, Motoko; Hida, Hikari; Delano, James Whitlow (2022-03-21). "These Revered Cranes Escaped Extinction. Can They Survive Without Humans?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-23.

External links edit

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