Iburi Subprefecture
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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Iburi Subprefecture
|native_name = {{nobold|胆振総合振興局}}
|native_name_lang = ja
|official_name = Iburi-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku
|image_map = Iburi Subprefecture.png
|seat = Muroran
|seat_type = Capital
|subdivision_type = Prefecture
|subdivision_name = Hokkaido
|area_magnitude =
|area_total_km2 = 3698.00
|area_footnotes =
|population_total = 426627
|population_as_of = March 2009
|population_footnotes =
|population_note =
|population_density_km2 = auto
|website = [http://www.iburi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/ iburi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp]
}}
File:Map of Iburi Subprefecture - Location Map.svg
File:Hakucho Bridge 9086497.jpg]]
File:Skyline of Tomakomai City.jpg]]
{{nihongo|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 {{convert|152|km|mi}} East-West and {{convert|98|km|mi}} North-South. Iburi covers an area of {{convert|9698|km2|sqmi}}. 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 {{convert|218|km|mi}} of coastline with the Pacific Ocean.{{cite web|url=http://www.iburi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/gaiyo/index.html|script-title=ja:胆振の概要|date=2006|publisher=Hokkaido Government Iburi Subprefectural Office|language=ja|access-date=2008-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080620120641/http://www.iburi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/gaiyo/index.html|archive-date=2008-06-20|url-status=dead}}
=Municipalities=
class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" |Name ! rowspan="2" |Area (km2) ! rowspan="2" |Population ! rowspan="2" |District ! rowspan="2" |Type ! rowspan="2" |Map |
Rōmaji |
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File:Flag of Abira, Hokkaido.svg Abira
|安平町 |237.13 |8,323 |Town |
File:Flag of Atsuma, Hokkaido.svg Atsuma
|厚真町 |404.56 |4,659 |Town |
File:Flag of Date, Hokkaido.svg Date
|伊達市 |444.28 |34,898 |no district |City |
File:Flag of Mukawa, Hokkaido.svg Mukawa
|むかわ町 |166.43 |8,527 |Town |
File:Flag of Muroran, Hokkaido.svg Muroran (capital)
|室蘭市 |80.65 |93,716 |no district |City |
File:Flag of Noboribetsu, Hokkaido.svg Noboribetsu
|登別市 |212.11 |49,523 |no district |City |
File:Flag of Shiraoi, Hokkaido.svg Shiraoi
|白老町 |425.75 |17,759 |Town |
File:Flag of Sobetsu, Hokkaido.svg Sōbetsu
|壮瞥町 |205.04 |2,665 |Town |
File:Flag of Tomakomai, Hokkaido.svg Tomakomai
|苫小牧市 |561.49 |174,216 |no district |City |
File:Flag of Toyako, Hokkaido.svg Tōyako
|洞爺湖町 |180.54 |9,231 |Town |
File:Flag of Toyoura, Hokkaido.svg Toyoura
|豊浦町 |233.54 |4,205 |Town |
=Mergers=
{{see also|List of mergers in Hokkaido#Iburi Subprefecture}}
History
- 1897: Muroran Subprefecture was established.
- 1922: Muroran Subprefecture was renamed Iburi Subprefecture.
References
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