Kamikawa Subprefecture
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Kamikawa Subprefecture
上川総合振興局 | |
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subprefecture | |
| Kamikawa-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku | |
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| Coordinates: 43°48′27″N 142°26′22″E / 43.807631°N 142.439528°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| 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.[citation needed] 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
Municipalities
| Name | Area (km2) | Population | District | Type | Map | |
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 Aibetsu
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愛別町 | 250.13 | 2,992 | Kamikawa (Ishikari) District | Town | 
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 Asahikawa (capital)
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旭川市 | 747.6 | 333,530 | no district | City | 
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 Biei
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美瑛町 | 677.16 | 10,374 | Kamikawa (Ishikari) District | Town | 
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 Bifuka
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美深町 | 672.14 | 4,609 | Nakagawa District | Town | 
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 Furano
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富良野市 | 600.97 | 22,715 | no district | City | 
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 Higashikagura
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東神楽町 | 68.64 | 10,385 | Kamikawa (Ishikari) District | Town | 
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 Higashikawa
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東川町 | 247.06 | 8,092 | Kamikawa (Ishikari) District | Town | 
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 Horokanai
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幌加内町 | 767.03 | 1,571 | Uryū District | Town | 
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 Kamifurano
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上富良野町 | 237.18 | 11,055 | Sorachi District | Town | 
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 Kamikawa
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上川町 | 1,049.24 | 3,706 | Kamikawa (Ishikari) District | Town | 
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 Kenbuchi
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剣淵町 | 131.2 | 3,293 | Kamikawa (Teshio) District | Town | 
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 Minamifurano
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南富良野町 | 665.52 | 2,611 | Sorachi District | Town | 
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 Nakafurano
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中富良野町 | 108.7 | 5,086 | Sorachi District | Town | 
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 Nakagawa
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中川町 | 594.87 | 1,585 | Nakagawa District | Town | 
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 Nayoro
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名寄市 | 535.23 | 28,373 | no district | City | 
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 Otoineppu
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音威子府村 | 275.64 | 831 | Nakagawa District | Village | 
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 Pippu
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比布町 | 87.29 | 3,845 | Kamikawa (Ishikari) District | Town | 
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 Shibetsu
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士別市 | 1,119.29 | 19,794 | no district | City | 
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 Shimokawa
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下川町 | 644.2 | 3,836 | Kamikawa (Teshio) District | Town | 
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 Shimukappu
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占冠村 | 571.31 | 1,251 | Yūfutsu District | Village | 
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 Takasu
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鷹栖町 | 139.44 | 6,780 | Kamikawa (Ishikari) District | Town | 
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 Tōma
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当麻町 | 204.95 | 6,662 | Kamikawa (Ishikari) District | Town | 
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 Wassamu
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和寒町 | 224.83 | 3,553 | Kamikawa (Teshio) District | Town | 
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Mergers
External links
- Official Website (in Japanese)
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