Iburi Subprefecture

Iburi Subprefecture 胆振総合振興局
Iburi-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku
Prefecture	Hokkaido
Capital	Muroran
Area
• Total	3,698.00 km^2 (1,427.81 sq mi)
Population (March 2009)
• Total	426,627
• Density	120/km^2 (300/sq mi)
Website	iburi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp

Iburi Subprefecture (胆振総合振興局 Iburi-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.

Geography

Located in south-central Hokkaido, Iburi stretches 152 kilometres (94 mi) East-West and 98 kilometres (61 mi) North-South. Iburi covers an area of 9,698 square kilometres (3,744 sq mi). Iburi borders Oshima Subprefecture to the West, Shiribeshi, Ishikari, and Sorachi Subprefectures to the North, and Hidaka Subprefecture to the East. On its South side, Iburi has 218 kilometres (135 mi) of coastline with the Pacific Ocean.^[1]

Iburi Subprefecture

Cities

• Date
• Muroran (capital)
• Noboribetsu
• Tomakomai

Towns and villages by district

• Abuta (Iburi) District
  • Tōyako
  • Toyoura
• Shiraoi District
  • Shiraoi
• Usu District
  • Sōbetsu
• Yūfutsu (Iburi) District
  • Abira
  • Atsuma
  • Mukawa

Mergers

History

• 1897 Muroran Subprefecture established
• 1922 Renamed Iburi Subprefecture

References

1. 胆振の概要 (in Japanese). Hokkaido Government Iburi Subprefectural Office. 2006. Retrieved 2008-06-19.

External links

• Official website (Japanese)