Cities

• Akabira
  Akabira, Hokkaido
  is a city located in central Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan. The name is Ainu for Mountain Ridge.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 13,597 and the density of 105 persons per km². The total area is 129.88 km². The city was once a prosperous coal-mining city, its...
  
  
• Ashibetsu
  Ashibetsu, Hokkaido
  is a city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 17,984 and a density of 20.8 persons per km². The total area is 865.02 km²...
  
  
• Bibai
  Bibai, Hokkaido
  is a city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 27,399 and the density of 98.7 persons per km². The total area is 277.61 km².The city was founded on April 1, 1950.- External links :...
  
  
• Fukagawa
  Fukagawa, Hokkaido
  is a city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 24,448 and the density of 50.36 persons per km². The total area is 529.12 km².The city was founded on May 1, 1963....
  
  
• Iwamizawa
  Iwamizawa, Hokkaido
  is a city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.On March 27, 2006 the town of Kurisawa, and the village of Kita, both from Sorachi District, Sorachi Subprefecture, have merged into Iwamizawa....
  
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• Mikasa
  Mikasa, Hokkaido
  is a city located in Sorachi, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is one of the birthplaces of the mining and railroad industries in Hokkaidō, and the Hokkai Bon song was invented there...
  
  
• Sunagawa
  Sunagawa, Hokkaido
  is a city located in Sorachi, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 19,556 and the density of 249 persons per km². The total area is 78.69 km².The city was founded on July 1, 1958.- History :*1890 Nae Village founded...
  
  
• Takikawa
  Takikawa, Hokkaido
  is a city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 44,465 and the density of 384 persons per km². The total area is 115.82 km².The city was founded on July 1, 1958.-History:...
  
  
• Utashinai
  Utashinai, Hokkaido
  is a city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is Japan's smallest city by population. It was formerly a prosperous coal mining city, but has declined greatly since the closing of the coal mines...
  
  
• Yūbari
  Yubari, Hokkaido
  is a city in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 12,068. The total area is 763.20 km². Hemmed in by mountains Yūbari stretches for 25 kilometers along a mountain valley....
  
  

Towns and villages by district

• Kabato District
  Kabato District, Hokkaido
  is a district located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 14,944 and a density of 19.99 persons per km². The total area is 747.75 km².-Towns and villages:*Shintotsukawa*Tsukigata*Urausu...
  
  
  • Shintotsukawa
    Shintotsukawa, Hokkaido
    is a town located in Kabato District, Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 7,539 and a density of 15.2 persons per km². The total area is 495.62 km²....
    
    
  • Tsukigata
    Tsukigata, Hokkaido
    is a town located in Kabato District, Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 3,990 and a density of 32.06 persons per km². The total area is 151.05 km².-External links:* in Japanese...
    
    
  • Urausu
    Urausu, Hokkaido
    is a town located in Kabato District, Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 2,416 and a density of 24.28 persons per km². The total area is 101.08 km².-External links:* in Japanese...
    
    
• Sorachi District
  Sorachi District, Hokkaido
  is a district divided between Sorachi and Kamikawa Subprefectures, Hokkaidō. As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 53,011 and an area of 1,497.21 km², giving a population density of 35.41 persons per square kilometer.-Towns and Villages:...
  
  
  • Kamisunagawa
    Kamisunagawa, Hokkaido
    is a town located in Sorachi District, Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 4,282 and a density of 117.49 persons per km². The total area is 39.91 km².- History :...
    
    
  • Naie
    Naie, Hokkaido
    is a town located in Sorachi District, Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2007, the town has an estimated population of 6,748 and a density of 77.59 persons per km²...
    
    
  • Nanporo
    Nanporo, Hokkaido
    is a town located in Sorachi District, Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 9,113 and a density of 117.09 persons per km². The total area is 81.49 km².-External links:* in Japanese...
    
    
• Uryū District
  Uryu District, Hokkaido
  is a district located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 18,996 and a density of 12.70 persons per km². The total area is 1,495.78 km².-Towns and villages:*Chippubetsu*Hokuryū*Horokanai...
  
  
  • Chippubetsu
    Chippubetsu, Hokkaido
    is a town located in Uryū District, Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2007, the town has an estimated population of 2,945 and a density of 65.30 persons per km². The total area is 47.26 km².-External links:* in Japanese...
    
    
  • Hokuryū
    Hokuryu, Hokkaido
    is a town located in Uryū District, Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 2,325 and a density of 15.16 persons per km². The total area is 158.82 km².-External links:* in Japanese...
    
    
  • Horokanai
    Horokanai, Hokkaido
    is a town located in Uryū District, Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2007, the town has an estimated population of 1,838 and a density of 2.67 persons per km². The total area is 767.03 km².-External links:* in Japanese...
    
    
  • Moseushi
    Moseushi, Hokkaido
    is a town located in Uryū District, Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 3,843 and a density of 82.20 persons per km². The total area is 48.55 km².-External links:* in Japanese...
    
    
  • Numata
    Numata, Hokkaido
    is a town located in Uryū District, Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 3,859 and a density of 14.43 persons per km². The total area is 283.21 km². Numata's twin city is Port Hardy, Canada.-External links:...
    
    
  • Uryū
    Uryu, Hokkaido
    is a town located in Uryū District, Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 3,054 and a density of 17.68 persons per km². The total area is 190.91 km².-External links:* in Japanese...
    
    
• Yūbari District
  Yubari District, Hokkaido
  is a district located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 33,253 and a density of 65.71 persons per km². The total area is 506.06 km².-Towns and villages:*Kuriyama*Naganuma*Yuni...
  
  
  • Kuriyama
    Kuriyama, Hokkaido
    is a town located in Yūbari District, Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2007, the town has an estimated population of 14,089 and a density of 69.73 persons per km². The total area is 203.84 km².-External links:* in Japanese...
    
    
  • Naganuma
    Naganuma, Hokkaido
    is a town located in Yūbari District, Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2007, the town has an estimated population of 12,376 and a density of 73.43 persons per km². The total area is 168.36 km².-External links:...
    
    
  • Yuni
    Yuni, Hokkaido
    is a town located in Yūbari District, Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 6,410 and a density of 49.88 persons per km². The total area is 133.86 km².-External links:* in Japanese...
    
    

History

• 1897 Sorachi Subprefecture established
• 1899 Furano Village (now Kamifurano
  Kamifurano, Hokkaido
  is a town located in Sorachi District, Kamikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2007, the town has an estimated population of 12,303 and a density of 52.56 persons per km². The total area is 237.18 km².-Sister city:...
  
   Town, Nakafurano
  Nakafurano, Hokkaido
  is a town located in Sorachi District, Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 5,673 and a density of 52.69 persons per km². The total area is 108.70 km².-Lavender & Farm Tomita:...
  
   Town, Furano
  Furano, Hokkaido
  is a city in the prefecture of Hokkaido located in the southern reaches of Kamikawa Subprefecture, under whose jurisdiction it resides. Well-known throughout Japan as a tourism destination, it is famous for its lavender fields, the television drama Kita no Kuni kara and the Furano Ski Resort, which...
  
   City, and Minamifurano
  Minamifurano, Hokkaido
  is a town located in Sorachi District, Kamikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2007, the town has an estimated population of 2,896 and a density of 4.62 persons per km². The total area is 665.52 km².-External links:* in Japanese...
  
   Town) transferred to Kamikawa Subprefecture
  Kamikawa Subprefecture
  is a subprefecture of Hokkaidō, Japan. The name is derived from Kamikawa no hitobito no Shūraku , a translation of the Ainu Peni Unguri Kotan. Settlement began in 1867...
  
  

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