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Encyclopedia > Ishikari subprefecture

Ishikari (石狩) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan, located in the western part of the island. Its population in 2003 was 2,279,943. Image File history File links Ishikari_subpref_Hokkaido. ... Hokkaido Prefecture have branch offices called 支庁 (shicho) in Japanese, which can be translated in English as subprefectures. ... Hokkaido   listen? (北海道 Hokkaidō, literal meaning: North Sea Route, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, is the second largest island of Japan. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


There are 6 cities, three towns, and one village under its jurisdiction. The subprefectural capital is Sapporo, also the capital of Hokkaido prefecture. Shikotsu-Toya National Park is located in the southern part, and in the north is Shokanbetsuteuriyagishiri Quasi-National Park. Shikotsu-Toya National Park (支笏洞爺国立公園 Shikotsu-toya-kokuritsukōen) is a national park in the central part of the island of Hokkaido, Japan. ...

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Geography

Image File history File links 180px-Hokaido_Ishikari_Brl. ...

Cities

1. Sapporo (capital of the prefecture and the subprefecture)
2. Ebetsu
3. Chitose
4. Eniwa
5. Kitahiroshima
6. Ishikari

Sapporo scene Sapporo White Illumination Sapporo (札幌市; -shi) is the fifth-largest city in Japan and it is the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture. ... Ebetsu (江別市; -shi) is a city located in Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Chitose (千歳市 Chitose-shi) is a city located in Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Eniwa (恵庭市; -shi) is a city located in Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Kitahiroshima (北広島市 Kitahiroshima-shi) is a city located in Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Ishikari (Japanese: 石狩市; -shi, Ainu: Iskarun) is a city located in Ishikari subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. ...

Districts

7. Tobetsu
8. Shinshinotsu
9. Atsuta
10. Hamamasu

Ishikari (石狩郡; -gun) is a district located in Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Tōbetsu (当別町; -chou) is a town located in Ishikari District, Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Shinshinotsu (新篠津村; -mura) is a village located in Ishikari District, Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Atsuta (厚田郡; -gun) is a district located in Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Atsuta (厚田村; -mura) is a village located in Atsuta District, Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Hamamasu (浜益郡; -gun) is a district of Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Hamamasu (浜益村; -mura) is a village located in Hamamasu District, Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan. ...

History

  • 1897 Sapporo Subprefecture established
  • 1922 Renamed Ishikari Subprefecture
  • 1996 Hiroshima Town becomes Kitahiroshima City, dissolving Sapporo District

1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Kitahiroshima (北広島市 Kitahiroshima-shi) is a city located in Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan. ...

External link

  • Official website in Japanese
  Hokkaido Prefecture Symbol of Hokkaido Prefecture
Subprefectures
Abashiri | Hidaka | Hiyama | Iburi | Ishikari | Kamikawa | Kushiro | Nemuro | Oshima | Rumoi | Shiribeshi | Sorachi | Soya | Tokachi
Cities
Abashiri | Akabira | Asahikawa | Ashibetsu | Bibai | Chitose | Date | Ebetsu | Eniwa | Fukagawa | Furano | Hakodate | Ishikari | Iwamizawa | Kitahiroshima | Kitami | Kushiro | Mikasa | Monbetsu | Muroran | Nayoro | Nemuro | Noboribetsu | Obihiro | Otaru | Rumoi | Sapporo | Shibetsu | Sunagawa | Takikawa | Tomakomai | Utashinai | Wakkanai | Yubari
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Ishikari Province at AllExperts (129 words)
Ishikari (石狩国, -no kuni) was a short-lived province located in Hokkaido.
It corresponded to modern-day Ishikari Subprefecture minus Chitose and Eniwa, all of Sorachi Subprefecture and the southern half of Kamikawa Subprefecture excluding Shimukappu
*August 15, 1869 Ishikari province established with 9 districts
Encyclopedia: Ishikari Subprefecture (278 words)
Ishikari (石狩) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan, located in the western part of the island.
The subprefectural capital is Sapporo, also the capital of Hokkaido prefecture.
Normally area of a subprefecture consists of a few to a dozen of cities, towns, and/or villages.
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