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[[File:Rumoi city nightview.JPG|thumb|200px|[[Rumoi, Hokkaido|Rumoi City]]]]
{{nihongo|'''Rumoi Subprefecture'''|留萌振興局 Rumoi-shinkō-kyoku}} is a [[Subprefectures in Hokkaidō|subprefecture]] of [[Hokkaidō]], [[Japan]]. As of 2004, it had a population of 63,406 and an area of 4,019.97km².
{{nihongo|'''Rumoi Subprefecture'''|留萌振興局|Rumoi-shinkō-kyoku}} is a [[Subprefectures of Hokkaido|subprefecture]] of [[Hokkaido|Hokkaido Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. As of 2011, it had a population of 52,627 and an area of {{convert|4019.97|km2|mi2}}. The [[population density]] of the subprefecture, 13 people per km<sup>2</sup>, is very low compared to the rest of Japan. The population of Rumoi Subprefecture represents 0.96% of the overall population of Hokkaido.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rumoi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/ts/tss/tk/toukei.htm | script-title=ja:留萌の統計 | year = 2012 | publisher = Rumoi Subprefecture | location = Rumoi, Hokkaido | language = ja |trans-title=Statistics of Rumoi | access-date = August 10, 2012}}</ref><ref name="rumoi">{{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia = Encyclopedia of Japan | title = Rumoi | url = http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ | access-date = 2012-08-08 | year = 2012 | publisher = Shogakukan | location = Tokyo | oclc = 56431036 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ | archive-date = 2007-08-25 }}</ref>


== Geography ==
== Geography ==
Rumoi Subprefecture stretches broadly across the coast of the [[Sea of Japan]] in northwestern Hokkaido.
[[Image:Rumoi Subprefecture Map.gif|thumb|300px|Rumoi Subprefecture]]
===Cities===


===Municipalities===
* [[Rumoi, Hokkaidō|Rumoi]] (capital)
{| class="wikitable sortable"
===Towns and villages by district===
! colspan="2" |Name
! rowspan="2" |Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
! rowspan="2" |Population
! rowspan="2" |Pop. Density
! rowspan="2" |District
! rowspan="2" |Type
! rowspan="2" |Map
|-
![[Romanization of Japanese|Rōmaji]]
![[Kanji]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Enbetsu, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Enbetsu, Hokkaido|Enbetsu]]
|遠別町
|590.86
|2,966
|5.02
|[[Teshio District, Hokkaido|Teshio District]]
|Town
|[[File:Embetsu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Haboro, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Haboro, Hokkaido|Haboro]]
|羽幌町
|472.49
|7,338
|15.53
|[[Tomamae District, Hokkaido|Tomamae District]]
|Town
|[[File:Haboro in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Mashike, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Mashike, Hokkaido|Mashike]]
|増毛町
|369.64
|4,634
|12.54
|[[Mashike District, Hokkaido|Mashike District]]
|Town
|[[File:Mashike in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Obira, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Obira, Hokkaido|Obira]]
|小平町
|627.29
|3,277
|5.22
|[[Rumoi District, Hokkaido|Rumoi District]]
|Town
|[[File:Obira in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Rumoi, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Rumoi, Hokkaido|Rumoi]] (capital)
|留萌市
|297.44
|22,242
|74.78
|''no district''
|City
|[[File:Rumoi in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Shosanbetsu, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Shosanbetsu, Hokkaido|Shosanbetsu]]
|初山別村
|280.04
|1,249
|4.46
|[[Tomamae District, Hokkaido|Tomamae District]]
|Village
|[[File:Shosanbetsu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Teshio, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Teshio, Hokkaido|Teshio]]
|天塩町
|353.31
|3,241
|9.17
|[[Teshio District, Hokkaido|Teshio District]]
|Town
|[[File:Teshio in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Tomamae, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Tomamae, Hokkaido|Tomamae]]
|苫前町
|454.5
|3,261
|7.17
|[[Tomamae District, Hokkaido|Tomamae District]]
|Town
|[[File:Tomamae in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|}


* [[Mashike District, Hokkaidō|Mashike District]]
** [[Mashike, Hokkaidō|Mashike]]
* [[Rumoi District, Hokkaidō|Rumoi District]]
** [[Obira, Hokkaidō|Obira]]
* [[Teshio District, Hokkaidō|Teshio (Rumoi) District]]
** [[Enbetsu, Hokkaidō|Enbetsu]]
** [[Horonobe, Hokkaidō|Horonobe]]
** [[Teshio, Hokkaidō|Teshio]]
* [[Tomamae District, Hokkaidō|Tomamae District]]
** [[Haboro, Hokkaidō|Haboro]]
** [[Shosanbetsu, Hokkaidō|Shosanbetsu]]
** [[Tomamae, Hokkaidō|Tomamae]]

===Islands===

* [[Teuri Island]]
* [[Yagishiri Island]]
===Mergers===
===Mergers===
{{see also|List of mergers in Hokkaido#Rumoi Subprefecture}}


===Rivers===
:''See [[List of mergers in Hokkaidō Prefecture#Rumoi Subprefecture]].''
The [[Rumoi River]] {{Convert|44|km|mi}} flows from [[Mount Poroshiri]] in the [[Hidaka Mountains|Hidaka Mountain]] range to the Sea of Japan.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia = Dijitaru Daijisen | title = 留萌川 | url = http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ | access-date = 2012-08-10 | year = 2012 | publisher = Shogakukan | location = Tokyo | language = ja | oclc = 56431036 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ | archive-date = 2007-08-25 }}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
[[Mashike Subprefecture]] was established as part of the administrative reforms of Hokkaido during the [[Meiji period]] (1868 &ndash; 1912). The capital was moved to Rumoi in 1914, and the subprefecture was renamed to Rumoi Subprefecture in the same year. [[Toyotomi, Hokkaido|Toyotomi Town]]) in Teshio District transferred to [[Sōya Subprefecture]] in 1948, and [[Horonobe, Hokkaido|Horonobe]] was transferred to Sōya Subprefecture in 2010.
*1897 Mashike Subprefecture established

*1914 Capital is moved to Rumoi, subprefecture renamed to Rumoi Subprefecture
== Economy ==
*1948 Toyotomi Village (now [[Toyotomi, Hokkaidō|Toyotomi Town]]) in Teshio District transferred to [[Sōya Subprefecture]]

The fishing industries dominates the economy of the area, and seafood processing remains a thriving industry.<ref name="rumoi" />


== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Sankebetsu brown bear incident]]
*[[Sankebetsu brown bear incident]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Rumoi (subprefecture)|Rumoi Subprefecture}}
*{{jp icon}} {{Official website|http://www.rumoi.pref.hokkaido.jp}}
*{{in lang|ja}} {{Official website|http://www.rumoi.pref.hokkaido.jp}}
{{coord|43.934696|141.655972|format=dms|display=inline,title|type:city_region:JP_scale:100000}}


{{Hokkaido}}
{{Hokkaido}}


[[Category:Subprefectures in Hokkaidō]]
[[Category:Subprefectures in Hokkaido]]

{{Hokkaido-geo-stub}}

[[de:Unterpräfektur Rumoi]]
[[eo:Rumoi-subgubernio]]
[[gl:Subprefectura de Rumoi]]
[[ko:루모이 지청]]
[[it:Sottoprefettura di Rumoi]]
[[lt:Rumojaus subprefektūra]]
[[nl:Rumoi (subprefectuur)]]
[[ja:留萌支庁]]
[[pl:Podprefektura Rumoi]]
[[ru:Румои (округ)]]
[[tl:Subprepektura ng Rumoi]]

Latest revision as of 16:11, 12 April 2024

Rumoi Subprefecture
留萌振興局
Subprefecture
Rumoi-shinkōkyoku
Sunset from Cape Ōgon, Rumoi City
Sunset from Cape Ōgon, Rumoi City
Rumoi Subprefecture in Hokkaido
Rumoi Subprefecture in Hokkaido
Rumoi Subprefecture is located in Japan
Rumoi Subprefecture
Rumoi Subprefecture
Rumoi Subprefecture in Japan
Coordinates: 43°56′05″N 141°39′21″E / 43.93472°N 141.65583°E / 43.93472; 141.65583
CountryJapan
PrefectureHokkaido
CapitalRumoi
Area
 • Total4,019.91 km2 (1,552.10 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2011)
 • Total52,627
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
 • Summer (DST)Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Websitewww.rumoi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp(in Japanese)
Rumoi City

Rumoi Subprefecture (留萌振興局, Rumoi-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. As of 2011, it had a population of 52,627 and an area of 4,019.97 square kilometres (1,552.12 sq mi). The population density of the subprefecture, 13 people per km2, is very low compared to the rest of Japan. The population of Rumoi Subprefecture represents 0.96% of the overall population of Hokkaido.[1][2]

Geography[edit]

Rumoi Subprefecture stretches broadly across the coast of the Sea of Japan in northwestern Hokkaido.

Municipalities[edit]

Name Area (km2) Population Pop. Density District Type Map
Rōmaji Kanji
Enbetsu 遠別町 590.86 2,966 5.02 Teshio District Town
Haboro 羽幌町 472.49 7,338 15.53 Tomamae District Town
Mashike 増毛町 369.64 4,634 12.54 Mashike District Town
Obira 小平町 627.29 3,277 5.22 Rumoi District Town
Rumoi (capital) 留萌市 297.44 22,242 74.78 no district City
Shosanbetsu 初山別村 280.04 1,249 4.46 Tomamae District Village
Teshio 天塩町 353.31 3,241 9.17 Teshio District Town
Tomamae 苫前町 454.5 3,261 7.17 Tomamae District Town

Mergers[edit]

See also: List of mergers in Hokkaido § Rumoi Subprefecture

Rivers[edit]

The Rumoi River 44 kilometres (27 mi) flows from Mount Poroshiri in the Hidaka Mountain range to the Sea of Japan.[3]

History[edit]

Mashike Subprefecture was established as part of the administrative reforms of Hokkaido during the Meiji period (1868 – 1912). The capital was moved to Rumoi in 1914, and the subprefecture was renamed to Rumoi Subprefecture in the same year. Toyotomi Town) in Teshio District transferred to Sōya Subprefecture in 1948, and Horonobe was transferred to Sōya Subprefecture in 2010.

Economy[edit]

The fishing industries dominates the economy of the area, and seafood processing remains a thriving industry.[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 留萌の統計 [Statistics of Rumoi] (in Japanese). Rumoi, Hokkaido: Rumoi Subprefecture. 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Rumoi". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  3. ^ "留萌川". Dijitaru Daijisen (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-10.

External links[edit]

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Rumoi Subprefecture.
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