4-554: Okhotsk Subprefecture ( オホーツク総合振興局 , Ohōtsuku-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku ) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture , Japan. It was renamed from the earlier Abashiri Subprefecture on April 1, 2010. Abashiri Subprefecture was established in 1897. Abashiri Prefecture was named after the subprefectural office in Abashiri . However, the area was more commonly referred to as the Okhotsk region ( オホーツク地方 , Ohōtsuku-chihō ) , as it faces
8-528: Is often translated in English as subprefectures . Normally, a subprefecture consists of a few to a dozen cities, towns, and/or villages. From April 2010, Hokkaido has nine General Subprefecture Bureaus (総合振興局, sōgō-shinkō-kyoku, literally "Comprehensive Promotion Bureau") and five Subprefecture Bureaus (振興局, shinkō-kyoku, literally "Promotion Bureau")). For historical reasons, some older people in Hokkaido use
12-865: The Sea of Okhotsk , and the name Abashiri was changed to the more commonly used Okhotsk during the administrative redivision of Hokkaido's 14 subprefectures to 9 subprefectural bureaus in April, 2010. The sea is named for the port of Okhotsk , itself named for the Okhota River , whose name is derived from the Even word окат (okat) meaning "river". 44°01′36″N 144°15′39″E / 44.026559°N 144.260889°E / 44.026559; 144.260889 Subprefectures of Hokkaido Hokkaido Prefecture had 14 branch offices called 支庁 (shichō) in Japanese , which
16-419: The subprefecture name suffixed by -kannai in their address. The prefectural government of Hokkaido planned to reorganise the current fourteen subprefectures into nine sub-prefectural bureaus. Five subprefectures, namely Hidaka, Hiyama, Ishikari, Nemuro, and Rumoi were subject to be cut down. The capital municipalities of these subprefectures opposed the plan, but on June 28, 2008, the prefectural council passed
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