Kamikawa Subprefecture

Kamikawa Subprefecture
上川総合振興局
Kamikawa-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku
Prefecture Hokkaido
Capital Asahikawa
Area
 • Total 9,852.17 km2 (3,803.94 sq mi)
Population (March 2009)
 • Total 535,456
 • Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Website kamikawa.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp

Kamikawa (上川総合振興局 Kamikawa-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. The name is derived from Kamikawa no hitobito no Shūraku (Village of the Upstream People), a translation of the Ainu Peni Unguri Kotan. Settlement began in 1867. The sub-prefecture was established in 1897.

Asahikawa Airport stretches over the outskirts of Asahikawa City and Higashikagura in Kamikawa (Ishikari) District.

Geography

Kamikawa Subprefecture (without Horokanai)

Cities

Towns and villages by district

Mergers

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Kamikawa Subprefecture.

43°48′27″N 142°26′22″E / 43.807631°N 142.439528°E / 43.807631; 142.439528Coordinates: 43°48′27″N 142°26′22″E / 43.807631°N 142.439528°E / 43.807631; 142.439528

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/25/2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.