thumb|250px|Oshima Subprefecture

thumb|200px|[[Hakodate, Hokkaido|Hakodate]]

right|thumb|200px|Hokkaido Government Oshima Subprefectural Office in Hakodate

is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004, it had a population of 456,621 and an area of 3,715.38&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.

Hakodate Airport is located in the City of Hakodate.

Geography

The subprefecture is located on the Oshima Peninsula.

Municipalities

{| class="wikitable sortable"

! colspan="2" |Name

! rowspan="2" |Area (km<sup>2</sup>)

! rowspan="2" |Population

! rowspan="2" |District

! rowspan="2" |Type

! rowspan="2" |Map

|-

!Rōmaji

!Kanji

|-

|frameless|25x25px Fukushima

|福島町

|187.23

|4,390

|Matsumae District

|Town

|frameless|55x55px

|-

|frameless|25x25px Hakodate (capital)

|函館市

|677.89

|264,845

|no district

|City

|frameless|50x50px

|-

|frameless|25x25px Hokuto

|北斗市

|397.29

|46,083

|no district

|City

|frameless|55x55px

|-

|frameless|25x25px Kikonai

|木古内町

|221.88

|4,448

|Kamiiso District

|Town

|frameless|55x55px

|-

|frameless|25x25px Matsumae

|松前町

|293.11

|7,843

|Matsumae District

|Town

|frameless|55x55px

|-

|frameless|25x25px Mori

|森町

|378.27

|16,299

|Kayabe District

|Town

|frameless|55x55px

|-

|frameless|25x25px Nanae

|七飯町

|216.61

|28,514

|Kameda District

|Town

|frameless|55x55px

|-

|frameless|25x25px Oshamambe

|長万部町

|310.75

|5,694

|Yamakoshi District

|Town

|frameless|55x55px

|-

|frameless|25x25px Shikabe

|鹿部町

|110.61

|3,920

|Kayabe District

|Town

|frameless|55x55px

|-

|frameless|25x25px Shiriuchi

|知内町

|196.67

|4,620

|Kamiiso District

|Town

|frameless|55x55px

|-

|frameless|25x25px Yakumo

|八雲町

|955.98

|17,299

|Futami District

|Town

|frameless|55x55px

|}

Mergers

History

  • 1897: Hakodate Subprefecture, Kameda Subprefecture, and Matsumae Subprefecture was established.
  • 1899: Hakodate Subprefecture was abolished. Kameda Subprefecture was transferred to Hakodate and renamed Hakodate Subprefecture.
  • 1903: Matsumae Subprefecture was merged into Hakodate Subprefecture.
  • 1922: Hakodate Subprefecture changed its name to Oshima Subprefecture.
  • Official website

(Matsumae General Branch Office)