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[[File:Hakucho Bridge 9086497.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Muroran, Hokkaido|MuroranCity]]]]
{{nihongo|'''Iburi Subprefecture'''|胆振総合振興局|Iburi-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku}} is a [[Subprefectures of Hokkaido|subprefecture]] of [[Hokkaido|Hokkaido Prefecture]], [[Japan]].
{{nihongo|'''Iburi Subprefecture'''|胆振総合振興局|Iburi-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku}} is a [[Subprefectures of Hokkaido|subprefecture]] of [[Hokkaido|Hokkaido Prefecture]], [[Japan]].


== Geography ==
== Geography ==
Located in south-central Hokkaido, Iburi stretches {{convert|152|km|mi}} East-West and {{convert|98|km|mi}} North-South. Iburi covers an area of {{convert|9698|km2|sqmi}}. Iburi borders [[Oshima Subprefecture]] to the West, [[Shiribeshi Subprefecture|Shiribeshi]], [[Ishikari Subprefecture|Ishikari]], and [[Sorachi Subprefecture]]s to the North, and [[Hidaka Subprefecture]] to the East. On its South side, Iburi has {{convert|218|km|mi}} of coastline with the [[Pacific Ocean]].<ref name="Official">{{cite web|url=http://www.iburi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/gaiyo/index.html|script-title=ja:胆振の概要|date=2006|publisher=Hokkaido Government Iburi Subprefectural Office|language=Japanese|accessdate=2008-06-19}}</ref>
Located in south-central Hokkaido, Iburi stretches {{convert|152|km|mi}} East-West and {{convert|98|km|mi}} North-South. Iburi covers an area of {{convert|9698|km2|sqmi}}. Iburi borders [[Oshima Subprefecture]] to the West, [[Shiribeshi Subprefecture|Shiribeshi]], [[Ishikari Subprefecture|Ishikari]], and [[Sorachi Subprefecture]]s to the North, and [[Hidaka Subprefecture]] to the East. On its South side, Iburi has {{convert|218|km|mi}} of coastline with the [[Pacific Ocean]].<ref name="Official">{{cite web|url=http://www.iburi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/gaiyo/index.html|script-title=ja:胆振の概要|date=2006|publisher=Hokkaido Government Iburi Subprefectural Office|language=Japanese|accessdate=2008-06-19}}</ref>

[[Image:Iburi Subprefecture Map.gif|thumb|300px|Iburi Subprefecture]]
===Cities===
===Cities===
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* [[Date, Hokkaido|Date]]

Revision as of 18:53, 28 March 2019

Iburi Subprefecture
胆振総合振興局
Iburi-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku
Location of Iburi Subprefecture
PrefectureHokkaido
CapitalMuroran
Area
 • Total3,698.00 km2 (1,427.81 sq mi)
Population
 (March 2009)
 • Total426,627
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Websiteiburi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp
Iburi Subprefecture
MuroranCity

Iburi Subprefecture (胆振総合振興局, Iburi-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.

Geography

Located in south-central Hokkaido, Iburi stretches 152 kilometres (94 mi) East-West and 98 kilometres (61 mi) North-South. Iburi covers an area of 9,698 square kilometres (3,744 sq mi). Iburi borders Oshima Subprefecture to the West, Shiribeshi, Ishikari, and Sorachi Subprefectures to the North, and Hidaka Subprefecture to the East. On its South side, Iburi has 218 kilometres (135 mi) of coastline with the Pacific Ocean.[1]

Cities

Towns and villages by district

Mergers

History

  • 1897: Muroran Subprefecture was established.
  • 1922: Muroran Subprefecture was renamed Iburi Subprefecture.

References

  1. ^ 胆振の概要 (in Japanese). Hokkaido Government Iburi Subprefectural Office. 2006. Retrieved 2008-06-19.

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