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Sorachi Subprefecture 空知総合振興局
Sorachi-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku
Prefecture	Hokkaido
Capital	Iwamizawa
Area
• Total	6,558.22 km (2,532.14 sq mi)
Population
• Total	365,563
• Density	56/km (140/sq mi)
Website	sorachi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp

Sorachi Subprefecture (空知総合振興局, Sorachi-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004, its estimated population is 373,736 and its area is 6,558.26 km.

Geography

Cities

10 cities are located in Sorachi Subprefecture:

Name		Area (km)	Population	Map
Rōmaji	Kanji
Akabira	赤平市	129.88	10,686
Ashibetsu	芦別市	865.02	14,260
Bibai	美唄市	277.61	24,768
Fukagawa	深川市	529.12	21,618
Iwamizawa (capital)	岩見沢市	481.1	84,127
Mikasa	三笠市	302.64	9,056
Sunagawa	砂川市	78.69	17,589
Takikawa	滝川市	115.9	41,306
Utashinai	歌志内市	55.99	3,019
Yūbari	夕張市	763.2	8,612

Towns and villages by district

These are the towns and villages in each district:

Name		Area (km)	Population	District	Type	Map
Rōmaji	Kanji
Chippubetsu	秩父別町	47.26	2,463	Uryū District	Town
Hokuryū	北竜町	158.82	1,965	Uryū District
Kamisunagawa	上砂川町	39.91	3,278	Sorachi District
Kuriyama	栗山町	203.84	12,365	Yūbari District
Moseushi	妹背牛町	48.55	3,134	Uryū District
Naganuma	長沼町	168.36	11,262	Yūbari District
Naie	奈井江町	88.05	5,664	Sorachi District
Nanporo	南幌町	81.49	7,816	Sorachi District
Numata	沼田町	283.21	3,207	Uryū District
Shintotsukawa	新十津川町	495.62	6,787	Kabato District
Tsukigata	月形町	151.05	3,429	Kabato District
Urausu	浦臼町	101.08	1,983	Kabato District
Uryū	雨竜町	190.91	2,546	Uryū District
Yuni	由仁町	133.86	5,426	Yūbari District

Mergers

History

• 1897: Sorachi Subprefecture established.
• 1899: Furano Village (now Kamifurano Town, Nakafurano Town, Furano City, and Minamifurano Town) transferred to Kamikawa Subprefecture.
• 2010: Horokanai town from Uryū District transferred to Kamikawa Subprefecture.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)

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