Sawara (砂原町; -chou) was a town located in Kayabe District, Oshima, Hokkaido, Japan. On April 1, 2005, the town merged into the neighboring town of Mori and no longer exists as an independent municipality. A town (町 chō) is a local administrative unit in Japan. ... Kayabe (茅部郡; -gun) is a district located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Oshima (渡島支åº; -shichÅ) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. ... Hokkaido listen? (åŒ—æµ·é“ HokkaidÅ, literal meaning: North Sea Route, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, is the second largest island of Japan. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mori (森町; -machi) is a town located in Kayabe District, Oshima, Hokkaido, Japan. ... This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ...
As of 2004, the town had an estimated population of 4,857 and a density of 85.44 persons per km². The total area was 56.85 km². 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
To boot, the Hokkaido government calls itself simply the "Hokkaido Government," not the "Hokkaido Prefectural Government." The latter convention is used by every other prefectural government I know of, with the exception of Tokyo.
Since we don't count Sawara, we should have 207 municipalities; 34 cities, 150 towns, and 23 villages, which agrees with the number on the Hokkaido Prefecture homepage.
Note that there are 67 districts in category:Districts in Hokkaido Prefecture while the count is 66 since the category includes Shikotan District, Hokkaido (in the disputed Kuril Islands).
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