Place in Hokkaido
Sōya Subprefecture
宗谷総合振興局
Sōya-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku Prefecture Hokkaido Capital Wakkanai Area
• Total
4,050.76 km2 (1,564.01 sq mi) Population (March 2009)
• Total
75,665 • Density 19/km2 (48/sq mi) Website souya.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp
Sōya Subprefecture (without Horonobe) Wakkanai City Sōya Subprefecture (宗谷総合振興局 Sōya-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku is asubprefecture ofHokkaido Prefecture ,Japan . Its population is estimated to be 77,500 as of July 31, 2004 and its area is 4,050.84 square kilometres (1,564.04 sq mi). It is the northernmostsubprefecture of Japan.
Wakkanai Airport is located inWakkanai .Rishiri Airport is located inRishirifuji ,Rishiri District .
Name Area (km2 ) Population Population Density District Type Map Rōmaji Kanji Esashi 枝幸町 1,115.67 8,578 7.69 Esashi District Town Hamatonbetsu 浜頓別町 401.56 3,841 9.56 Esashi District Town Horonobe 幌延町 574.27 2,415 4.21 Teshio District Town Nakatonbetsu 中頓別町 398.55 1,776 4.46 Esashi District Town Rebun 礼文町 81.33 2,651 32.60 Rebun District Town Rishiri 利尻町 76.49 2,169 28.36 Rishiri District Town Rishirifuji 利尻富士町 105.69 2,665 25.22 Rishiri District Town Sarufutsu 猿払村 590 2,884 4.89 Sōya District Village Toyotomi 豊富町 520.69 4,054 7.79 Teshio District Town Wakkanai (capital)稚内市 761.47 33,869 44.48 no district City
1897: Sōya Subprefecture established; Sōya, Esashi, Rishiri, Rebun Districts placed under its jurisdiction 1948: Toyotomi village (now town), Teshio District transferred fromRumoi Subprefecture 2010: Horonobe town, Teshio District transferred from Rumoi Subprefecture 45°23′51″N 141°42′03″E / 45.397521°N 141.700917°E /45.397521; 141.700917
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Hamatonbetsu
Horonobe
Nakatonbetsu
Rebun
Rishiri
Rishirifuji
Sarufutsu
Toyotomi
Wakkanai (capital)
