Ishikari Subprefecture

Ishikari Subprefecture

nihongo|Ishikari|石狩支庁|Ishikari-shichō is a subprefecture of Hokkaidō prefecture, Japan, located in the western part of the island. Its population in 2003 was 2,279,943.

There are 6 cities, three towns, and one village under its jurisdiction. The subprefectural capital is Sapporo, also the capital of Hokkaidō prefecture. Shikotsu-Toya National Park is located in the southern part, and in the north is Shokanbetsuteuriyagishiri Quasi-National Park.

Sapporo, a city in Ishikari, has two airports:
* Okadama Airport (Domestic)
* New Chitose Airport (International) (Located in the city of Chitose)

Geography

Cities

* Sapporo (capital of the prefecture and the subprefecture)
* Ebetsu
* Chitose
* Eniwa
* Kitahiroshima
* Ishikari

Towns and villages by district

*Ishikari
** Tōbetsu
** Shinshinotsu


=Mergers=

:"See List of mergers in Hokkaidō Prefecture#Ishikari Subprefecture."

History

*1897 Sapporo Subprefecture established
*1922 Renamed Ishikari Subprefecture
*1996 Hiroshima Town becomes Kitahiroshima City, dissolving Sapporo District

External links

*jp icon [http://www.ishikari.pref.hokkaido.jp/ Official website]


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