Subprefectures in Hokkaidō

Subprefectures in Hokkaidō

Hokkaidō Prefecture has 14 branch offices called 支庁 (shichō) in Japanese, which is often translated in English as subprefectures. Normally, a subprefecture consists of a few to a dozen cities, towns, and/or villages.

For historical reasons, some older people in Hokkaidō use the subprefecture name suffixed by "-kannai" in their address.

History of "shichō" in Hokkaidō

Today, fourteen "shichō" effectively cover all of Hokkaidō. Technically, the "shichō" cover only towns and villages, although some commissioned business is conducted for cities.

List of subprefectures

Those in blankets are subprefectural capitals. Numbers are those of the map shown here.
*Abashiri (, No.11)
*Hidaka (, No.7)
*Hiyama (, No.5)
*Iburi (, No.6)
*Ishikari (, No.1)
*Kamikawa (, No.8)
*Kushiro (, No.13)
*Nemuro (, No.14)
*Oshima (, No.4)
*Rumoi (, No.9)
*Shiribeshi (, No.3)
*Sorachi (, No.2)
*Sōya (, No.10)
*Tokachi (, No.12)

Future reorganization

The prefectural government of Hokkaidō plans to reorganize the current 14 subprefectures into 9 development bureaus. Five subprefectures, namely Hidaka, Hiyama, Ishikari, Nemuro, and Rumoi are subject to be cut down. The capital municipalities of these subprefectures oppose the plan. However, on June 28 2008, the prefectural council passed the ordinance of the reorganization. [ja icon [http://www.namara-hokkaido.net/topics/news/news.php?id=15017 釧路支庁が道東総合振興局に、道の支庁改革条例成立] (Kushiro Subprefecture will be Dōtō General Development Bureau, the ordinance for the subprefetural reformation is passed), by Kushiro Shinbun, June 29 2008] The change will take effect from April 2009.

List of development bureaus from 2009

The nihongo|general development bureaus|総合振興局|sōgō shinkō-kyoku are equivalent to the current subprefectures, while the nihongo|development bureaus|振興局|shinkō-kyoku are the branch offices of them.
*Dōō General Development Bureau (道央総合振興局), Iwamizawa, covering Ishikari and Sorachi areas
**Ishikari Development Bureau (石狩振興局), Sapporo, covering Ishikari area
*Shiribeshi General Development Bureau (後志総合振興局), Kutchan, covering Shiribeshi area
*Nittan General Development Bureau (日胆総合振興局), Muroran, covering Iburi and Hidaka areas
**Hidaka Development Bureau (日高振興局), Urakawa, covering Hidaka area
*Dōnan General Development Bureau (道南総合振興局), Hakodate, covering Oshima and Hiyama areas
**Hiyama Development Bureau (檜山振興局), Esashi, covering Hiyama area
*Dōhoku General Development Bureau (道北総合振興局), Asahikawa, covering Kamikawa and Rumoi areas
**Rumoi Development Bureau (留萌振興局), Rumoi, covering Rumoi area
*Sōya General Development Bureau (宗谷総合振興局), Wakkanai, covering Sōya area
*Okhotsk General Development Bureau (オホーツク総合振興局), Abashiri, covering Abashiri area
*Tokachi General Development Bureau (十勝総合振興局), Obihiro, covering Tokachi area
*Dōtō General Development Bureau (道東総合振興局), Kushiro, covering Kushiro and Nemuro areas
**Nemuro Development Bureau (根室振興局), Nemuro, covering Nemuro area

References

External links

*ja icon [http://www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/gyosei/shicho/index.html Official websites] of the subprefectures
*ja icon [http://pucchi.net/hokkaido/gappei/area_info.php The map of the new development bureaus] , from Pucchi Guide


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