thumb|250px|Sorachi Subprefecture (with Horokanai)

thumb|200px|[[Iwamizawa, Hokkaido|Iwamizawa City]]

is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004, its estimated population is 373,736 and its area is 6,558.26&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.

Geography

Cities

10 cities are located in Sorachi Subprefecture:

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! colspan="2" |Name

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

! rowspan="2" |Population

! rowspan="2" |Map

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!Rōmaji

!Kanji

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|frameless|25x25px Akabira

|赤平市

|129.88

|10,686

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|frameless|25x25px Ashibetsu

|芦別市

|865.02

|14,260

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|-

|frameless|25x25px Bibai

|美唄市

|277.61

|24,768

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|-

|frameless|25x25px Fukagawa

|深川市

|529.12

|21,618

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|-

|frameless|25x25px Iwamizawa (capital)

|岩見沢市

|481.1

|84,127

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|-

|frameless|25x25px Mikasa

|三笠市

|302.64

|9,056

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|frameless|25x25px Sunagawa

|砂川市

|78.69

|17,589

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|frameless|25x25px Takikawa

|滝川市

|115.9

|41,306

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|frameless|25x25px Utashinai

|歌志内市

|55.99

|3,019

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|frameless|25x25px Yūbari

|夕張市

|763.2

|8,612

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|}

Towns and villages by district

These are the towns and villages in each district:

{| 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 Chippubetsu

|秩父別町

|47.26

|2,463

|Uryū District

| rowspan="14" |Town

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|frameless|25x25px Hokuryū

|北竜町

|158.82

|1,965

|Uryū District

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|frameless|25x25px Kamisunagawa

|上砂川町

|39.91

|3,278

|Sorachi District

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|frameless|25x25px Kuriyama

|栗山町

|203.84

|12,365

|Yūbari District

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|frameless|25x25px Moseushi

|妹背牛町

|48.55

|3,134

|Uryū District

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|frameless|25x25px Naganuma

|長沼町

|168.36

|11,262

|Yūbari District

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|frameless|25x25px Naie

|奈井江町

|88.05

|5,664

|Sorachi District

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|frameless|25x25px Nanporo

|南幌町

|81.49

|7,816

|Sorachi District

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|frameless|25x25px Numata

|沼田町

|283.21

|3,207

|Uryū District

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|frameless|25x25px Shintotsukawa

|新十津川町

|495.62

|6,787

|Kabato District

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|frameless|25x25px Tsukigata

|月形町

|151.05

|3,429

|Kabato District

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|frameless|25x25px Urausu

|浦臼町

|101.08

|1,983

|Kabato District

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|frameless|25x25px Uryū

|雨竜町

|190.91

|2,546

|Uryū District

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|frameless|25x25px Yuni

|由仁町

|133.86

|5,426

|Yūbari District

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|}

thumb|Panorama of Yuni, a village in Yubari district

Mergers

History

  • 1897: Sorachi Subprefecture established.
  • 1899: Furano Village (now Kamifurano Town, Nakafurano Town, Furano City, and Minamifurano Town) transferred to Kamikawa Subprefecture.
  • 2010: Horokanai town from Uryū District transferred to Kamikawa Subprefecture.
  • Official website