Kushiro Subprefecture
釧路総合振興局
Kushiro-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku
Location of Kushiro Subprefecture
PrefectureHokkaido
CapitalKushiro
Area
 • Total5,997.38 km2 (2,315.60 sq mi)
Population
 (March 2009)
 • Total261,883
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Websitekushiro.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp

Kushiro Subprefecture (釧路総合振興局, Kushiro-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Kushiro is home to a population of red-crowned cranes, estimated in 2022 to number about 1,900.[1]

Geography

Municipalities

Name Area (km2) Population District Type Map
Rōmaji Kanji
Akkeshi 厚岸町 734.82 9,048 Akkeshi District Town
Hamanaka 浜中町 427.68 6,120 Akkeshi District Town
Kushiro (capital) 釧路市 1,362.75 167,875 no district City
Kushiro 釧路町 252.57 19,941 Kushiro District Town
Shibecha 標茶町 1,099.41 7,862 Kawakami District Town
Shiranuka 白糠町 773.74 7,972 Shiranuka District Town
Teshikaga 弟子屈町 774.53 7,631 Kawakami District Town
Tsurui 鶴居村 571.84 2,516 Akan District Village
Kushiro Subprefecture

Mergers

History

  • November, 1897: Kushiro Subprefecture established.
  • August, 1922: Renamed Kushironokuni Subprefecture (釧路国支庁).
  • October 20, 1948: Ashoro District transferred to Tokachi Subprefecture.
  • April 1, 1957: Name returned to Kushiro Subprefecture.

References

  1. ↑ Rich, Motoko; Hida, Hikari; Delano, James Whitlow (2022-03-21). "These Revered Cranes Escaped Extinction. Can They Survive Without Humans?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-23.

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