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This article is about the region in Japan. For the region in Russia, see
Okhotsky District
.
Place in Hokkaido
Okhotsk Subprefecture
オホ?ツク?合振興局
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Oh?tsuku-s?g?-shink?-kyoku
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Prefecture
| Hokkaido
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Capital
| Abashiri
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? Total
| 10,690.09 km
2
(4,127.47 sq mi)
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? Total
| 309,487
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? Density
| 29/km
2
(75/sq mi)
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Okhotsk Subprefecture
(
オホ?ツク?合振興局
,
Oh?tsuku-s?g?-shink?-kyoku
)
is a
subprefecture
of
Hokkaido Prefecture
, Japan. It was renamed from the earlier Abashiri Subprefecture on April 1, 2010. Abashiri Subprefecture was established in 1897.
Etymology
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Abashiri Prefecture was named after the subprefectural office in
Abashiri
. However, the area was more commonly referred to as the Okhotsk region
(
オホ?ツク地方
,
Oh?tsuku-chih?
)
, as it faces the
Sea of Okhotsk
, and the name Abashiri was changed to the more commonly used Okhotsk during the administrative redivision of Hokkaido's 14 subprefectures to 9 subprefectural bureaus in April, 2010. The sea is named for the port of
Okhotsk
, itself named for the
Okhota River
,
[1]
whose name is derived from the
Even
word
окат
(okat) meaning "river".
[2]
Geography
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Municipalities
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Name
|
Area (km
2
)
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Population
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District
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Type
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Map
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R?maji
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Kanji
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Abashiri
(capital)
|
網走市
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470.94
|
34,919
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no district
|
City
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Bihoro
|
美幌町
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438.36
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20,920
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Abashiri District
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Town
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Engaru
|
遠?町
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1,332.32
|
20,757
|
Monbetsu District
|
Town
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Kitami
|
北見市
|
1,427.56
|
119,135
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no district
|
City
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Kiyosato
|
?里町
|
402.73
|
4,222
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Shari District
|
Town
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Koshimizu
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小?水町
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287.04
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5,029
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Shari District
|
Town
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Kunneppu
|
訓子府町
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190.89
|
5,227
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Tokoro District
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Town
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Monbetsu
|
紋別市
|
830.7
|
22,983
|
no district
|
City
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Nishiokoppe
|
西興部村
|
308.12
|
1,120
|
Monbetsu District
|
Village
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Oketo
|
置?町
|
527.54
|
3,042
|
Tokoro District
|
Town
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Okoppe
|
興部町
|
362.41
|
3,963
|
Monbetsu District
|
Town
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?mu
|
雄武町
|
637.03
|
4,596
|
Monbetsu District
|
Town
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?zora
|
大空町
|
343.62
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7,430
|
Abashiri District
|
Town
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Saroma
|
佐呂間町
|
404.99
|
5,617
|
Tokoro District
|
Town
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Shari
|
斜里町
|
736.97
|
11,897
|
Shari District
|
Town
|
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Takinoue
|
?上町
|
786.89
|
2,757
|
Monbetsu District
|
Town
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Tsubetsu
|
津別町
|
716.6
|
5,011
|
Abashiri District
|
Town
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Y?betsu
|
湧別町
|
505.74
|
8,474
|
Monbetsu District
|
Town
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Mergers
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References
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External links
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