Rumoi Subprefecture

Rumoi Subprefecture

留萌振興局
Rumoi Subprefecture 留萌振興局
Subprefecture
	Rumoi-shinkōkyoku
	Sunset from Cape Ōgon, Rumoi City
	Rumoi Subprefecture in Hokkaido
	Rumoi Subprefecture Rumoi Subprefecture in Japan
	Coordinates: 43°56′05″N 141°39′21″E / 43.93472°N 141.65583°E
Country	Japan
Prefecture	Hokkaido
Capital	Rumoi
Area
• Total	4,019.91 km2 (1,552.10 sq mi)
Population (December 2011)
• Total	52,627
• Density	13/km2 (34/sq mi)
• Summer (DST)	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Website	www.rumoi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp(in Japanese)

Rumoi Subprefecture (留萌振興局, Rumoi-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. As of 2011, it had a population of 52,627 and an area of 4,019.97 square kilometres (1,552.12 sq mi). The population density of the subprefecture, 13 people per km², is very low compared to the rest of Japan. The population of Rumoi Subprefecture represents 0.96% of the overall population of Hokkaido.^[1]^[2]

Geography

Rumoi Subprefecture stretches broadly across the coast of the Sea of Japan in northwestern Hokkaido.

Municipalities

Name		Area (km²)	Population	Pop. Density	District	Type	Map
Rōmaji	Kanji	Area (km²)	Population	Pop. Density	District	Type	Map
Enbetsu	遠別町	590.86	2,966	5.02	Teshio District	Town
Haboro	羽幌町	472.49	7,338	15.53	Tomamae District	Town
Mashike	増毛町	369.64	4,634	12.54	Mashike District	Town
Obira	小平町	627.29	3,277	5.22	Rumoi District	Town
Rumoi (capital)	留萌市	297.44	22,242	74.78	no district	City
Shosanbetsu	初山別村	280.04	1,249	4.46	Tomamae District	Village
Teshio	天塩町	353.31	3,241	9.17	Teshio District	Town
Tomamae	苫前町	454.5	3,261	7.17	Tomamae District	Town

Mergers

Rivers

The Rumoi River 44 kilometres (27 mi) flows from Mount Poroshiri in the Hidaka Mountain range to the Sea of Japan.^[3]

History

Mashike Subprefecture was established as part of the administrative reforms of Hokkaido during the Meiji period (1868 – 1912). The capital was moved to Rumoi in 1914, and the subprefecture was renamed to Rumoi Subprefecture in the same year. Toyotomi Town) in Teshio District transferred to Sōya Subprefecture in 1948, and Horonobe was transferred to Sōya Subprefecture in 2010.

Economy

The fishing industries dominates the economy of the area, and seafood processing remains a thriving industry.^[2]

References

^ 留萌の統計 [Statistics of Rumoi] (in Japanese). Rumoi, Hokkaido: Rumoi Subprefecture. 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Rumoi". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
^ "留萌川". Dijitaru Daijisen (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-10.

External links

(in Japanese) Official website

[1] 留萌の統計 [Statistics of Rumoi] (in Japanese). Rumoi, Hokkaido: Rumoi Subprefecture. 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012.

[rumoi-2] "Rumoi". Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-08.

[3] "留萌川". Dijitaru Daijisen (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-10.

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