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Rumoi Subprefecture
is a subprefecture of Hokkaidō, Japan. As of 2004, it had a population of 63,406 and an area of 4,019.97km².

Geography

Cities

Towns and villages by district

Mergers

See List of mergers in Hokkaidō Prefecture#Rumoi Subprefecture.

History

  • 1897 Mashike Subprefecture established
  • 1914 Capital is moved to Rumoi, subprefecture renamed to Rumoi Subprefecture
  • 1948 Toyotomi Village (now Toyotomi Town) in Teshio District transferred to Sōya Subprefecture

See also

Sankebetsu brown bear incident

External links

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Rumoi Subprefecture
is a subprefecture of Hokkaidō, Japan. As of 2004, it had a population of 63,406 and an area of 4,019.97km².

Geography

Cities

Towns and villages by district

Mergers

See List of mergers in Hokkaidō Prefecture#Rumoi Subprefecture.

History

  • 1897 Mashike Subprefecture established
  • 1914 Capital is moved to Rumoi, subprefecture renamed to Rumoi Subprefecture
  • 1948 Toyotomi Village (now Toyotomi Town) in Teshio District transferred to Sōya Subprefecture

See also

Sankebetsu brown bear incident

External links

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia © 2001-2006 Wikipedia contributors (Disclaimer)
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Last updated on Sunday October 05, 2008 at 19:52:14 PDT (GMT -0700)
View this article at Wikipedia.org - Edit this article at Wikipedia.org - Donate to the Wikimedia Foundation
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