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{{Infobox settlement
[[Image:Kushiro subpref Hokkaido.png|right]]
|name = Kushiro Subprefecture
|native_name = {{nobold|釧路総合振興局}}
|native_name_lang = ja
|official_name = Kushiro-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku
|image_map = Kushiro Subprefecture.png
|seat = [[Kushiro, Hokkaido|Kushiro]]
|seat_type = Capital
|subdivision_type = Prefecture
|subdivision_name = [[Hokkaido]]
|area_magnitude =
|area_total_km2 = 5997.38
|area_footnotes =
|population_total = 261883
|population_as_of = March 2009
|population_footnotes =
|population_note =
|population_density_km2 = auto
|website = [http://www.kushiro.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/ kushiro.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp]
}}


{{Nihongo|'''Kushiro Subprefecture'''|釧路総合振興局|Kushiro-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku}} is a [[Subprefectures of Hokkaido|subprefecture]] of [[Hokkaido|Hokkaido Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. Kushiro is home to a population of red-crowned cranes, estimated in 2022 to number about 1,900.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rich |first=Motoko |last2=Hida |first2=Hikari |last3=Delano |first3=James Whitlow |date=2022-03-21 |title=These Revered Cranes Escaped Extinction. Can They Survive Without Humans? |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/21/world/asia/japan-red-crowned-cranes.html |access-date=2022-03-23 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
{{nihongo|'''Kushiro'''|釧路支庁|Kushiro-shichō}} is a [[subprefecture]] of [[Hokkaidō]], [[Japan]].


== Geography ==
== Geography ==
[[Image:Kushiro Subprefecture Map.gif|thumb|200px|The area of Kushiro Subprefecture.]]


=== Cities ===
=== Municipalities ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
* [[Kushiro, Hokkaidō|Kushiro]] (capital)
! colspan="2" |Name

! rowspan="2" |Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
=== Towns and villages by district ===
! rowspan="2" |Population
*[[Kushiro District, Hokkaidō|Kushiro]]
! rowspan="2" |District
** [[Kushiro, Hokkaidō (town)|Kushiro]]
! rowspan="2" |Type
*[[Akkeshi District, Hokkaidō|Akkeshi]]
! rowspan="2" |Map
** [[Akkeshi, Hokkaidō|Akkeshi]]
|-
** [[Hamanaka, Hokkaidō|Hamanaka]]
![[Romanization of Japanese|Rōmaji]]
*[[Kawakami District, Hokkaidō|Kawakami]]
![[Kanji]]
** [[Shibecha, Hokkaidō|Shibecha]]
|-
** [[Teshikaga, Hokkaidō|Teshikaga]]
|[[File:Flag of Akkeshi, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Akkeshi, Hokkaido|Akkeshi]]
*[[Akan District, Hokkaidō|Akan]]
|厚岸町
** [[Tsurui, Hokkaidō|Tsurui]]
|734.82
*[[Shiranuka District, Hokkaidō|Shiranuka]]
|9,048
** [[Shiranuka, Hokkaidō|Shiranuka]]
|[[Akkeshi District, Hokkaido|Akkeshi District]]
|Town
|[[File:Akkeshi in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Hamanaka, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Hamanaka, Hokkaido|Hamanaka]]
|浜中町
|427.68
|6,120
|[[Akkeshi District, Hokkaido|Akkeshi District]]
|Town
|[[File:Hamanaka in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kushiro, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kushiro]] (capital)
|釧路市
|1,362.75
|167,875
|''no district''
|City
|[[File:Kushiro in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|50x50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kushiro Town, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kushiro (town)|Kushiro]]
|釧路町
|252.57
|19,941
|[[Kushiro District, Hokkaido|Kushiro District]]
|Town
|[[File:Kushiro town in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Shibecha, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Shibecha, Hokkaido|Shibecha]]
|標茶町
|1,099.41
|7,862
|[[Kawakami District, Hokkaido|Kawakami District]]
|Town
|[[File:Shibecha in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Shiranuka, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Shiranuka, Hokkaido|Shiranuka]]
|白糠町
|773.74
|7,972
|[[Shiranuka District, Hokkaido|Shiranuka District]]
|Town
|[[File:Shiranuka in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Teshikaga, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Teshikaga, Hokkaido|Teshikaga]]
|弟子屈町
|774.53
|7,631
|[[Kawakami District, Hokkaido|Kawakami District]]
|Town
|[[File:Teshikaga in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Tsurui, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Tsurui]]
|鶴居村
|571.84
|2,516
|[[Akan District, Hokkaido|Akan District]]
|Village
|[[File:Tsurui in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|}
[[Image:Kushiro Subprefecture Map.gif|thumb|300px|Kushiro Subprefecture]]


===Mergers===
===Mergers===
:''See [[List of mergers in Hokkaidō Prefecture#Kushiro Subprefecture]].''
{{see also|List of mergers in Hokkaido#Kushiro Subprefecture}}


== History ==
== History ==
*November, 1897 Kushiro Subprefecture established
*November, 1897: Kushiro Subprefecture established.
*August, 1922 Renamed Kushironokuni Subprefecture (釧路国支庁)
*August, 1922: Renamed Kushironokuni Subprefecture (釧路国支庁).
*[[October 20]], [[1948]] [[Ashoro District, Hokkaidō|Ashoro District]] transferred to [[Tokachi Subprefecture]]
*October 20, 1948: [[Ashoro District, Hokkaido|Ashoro District]] transferred to [[Tokachi Subprefecture]].
*[[April 1]], [[1957]] Name returned to Kushiro Subprefecture
*April 1, 1957: Name returned to Kushiro Subprefecture.

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{jp icon}} [http://www.kushiro.pref.hokkaido.jp/ Official website]
*[http://www.kushiro.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}
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{{Hokkaido}}
{{Hokkaido}}
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[[Category:Subprefectures in Hokkaidō]]
[[Category:Subprefectures in Hokkaido]]


{{Hokkaido-geo-stub}}
{{Hokkaido-geo-stub}}

[[de:Unterpräfektur Kushiro]]
[[eo:Kuŝiro-subprefektujo]]
[[fr:Sous préfecture de Kushiro]]
[[lt:Kuširo subprefektūra]]
[[ja:釧路支庁]]
[[nl:Kushiro (subprefectuur)]]
[[zh:钏路支厅]]

Latest revision as of 20:07, 7 February 2024

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

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]

Geography[edit]

Municipalities[edit]

Name Area (km2) Population District Type Map
Rōmaji Kanji
Akkeshi 厚岸町 734.82 9,048 Akkeshi District Town
Hamanaka 浜中町 427.68 6,120 Akkeshi District Town
Kushiro (capital) 釧路市 1,362.75 167,875 no district City
Kushiro 釧路町 252.57 19,941 Kushiro District Town
Shibecha 標茶町 1,099.41 7,862 Kawakami District Town
Shiranuka 白糠町 773.74 7,972 Shiranuka District Town
Teshikaga 弟子屈町 774.53 7,631 Kawakami District Town
Tsurui 鶴居村 571.84 2,516 Akan District Village
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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