Hiyama Subprefecture

Hiyama Subprefecture

檜山振興局
Hiyama Subprefecture 檜山振興局
	Hiyama-shinkō-kyoku
	Location of Hiyama Subprefecture
Prefecture	Hokkaido
Capital	Esashi
Area
• Total	2,629.88 km2 (1,015.40 sq mi)
Population (March 2009)
• Total	46,999
• Density	17.871/km2 (46.286/sq mi)
Website	http://www.hiyama.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/

Hiyama Subprefecture (檜山振興局, Hiyama-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan located on the Oshima Peninsula on the Sea of Japan side. It includes Okushiri Island. It was established in 1897.

Geography

Name		Area (km²)	Population	Pop. Density	District	Type	Map
Rōmaji	Kanji	Area (km²)	Population	Pop. Density	District	Type	Map
File:Flag of Assabu, Hokkaido.svg Assabu	厚沢部町	460.58	3,884	8.43	Hiyama District	Town	File:Assabu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Esashi, Hiyama, Hokkaido.svg Esashi (capital)	江差町	109.57	8,117	74.08	Hiyama District	Town	File:Esashi in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Imakane, Hokkaido.svg Imakane	今金町	568.14	5,575	9.81	Setana District	Town	File:Imakane in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Kaminokuni, Hokkaido.svg Kaminokuni	上ノ国町	547.58	5,161	9.43	Hiyama District	Town
Okushiri	奥尻町	142.98	2,812	19.67	Okushiri District	Town	Error creating thumbnail:
File:Flag of Otobe, Hokkaido.svg Otobe	乙部町	162.55	3,925	24.15	Nishi District	Town	File:Otobe in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Setana, Hokkaido.svg Setana	せたな町	638.67	8,501	13.31	Kudō District	Town	File:Setana in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg

1897: Hiyama Subprefecture was established.
2005: Kumaishi Town (Nishi District) was merged with Yakumo Town (Yamakoshi District, Oshima Subprefecture) and transferred to Oshima Subprefecture. At the same time, Hiyama Subprefecture was divided between north and south.
2014: Esashi Line (from Kikonai Station to Esashi Station) was abolished. Therefore, Hiyama Subprefecture became the only subprefecture in which there is no railway.

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