Rumoi Subprefecture

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Rumoi City

Template:Nihongo is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. As of 2011, it had a population of 52,627 and an area of Template:Convert. The population density of the subprefecture, 13 people per km², is very low compared to the rest of Japan. The population of Rumoi Subprefecture represents 0.96% of the overall population of Hokkaido.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="rumoi">Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>

Geography

Rumoi Subprefecture stretches broadly across the coast of the Sea of Japan in northwestern Hokkaido.

Municipalities

Name		Area (km2)	Population	Pop. Density	District	Type	Map
Rōmaji	Kanji
File:Flag of Enbetsu, Hokkaido.svg Enbetsu	遠別町	590.86	2,966	5.02	Teshio District	Town	File:Embetsu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Haboro, Hokkaido.svg Haboro	羽幌町	472.49	7,338	15.53	Tomamae District	Town	File:Haboro in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Mashike, Hokkaido.svg Mashike	増毛町	369.64	4,634	12.54	Mashike District	Town	File:Mashike in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Obira, Hokkaido.svg Obira	小平町	627.29	3,277	5.22	Rumoi District	Town	File:Obira in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Rumoi, Hokkaido.svg Rumoi (capital)	留萌市	297.44	22,242	74.78	no district	City	File:Rumoi in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Shosanbetsu, Hokkaido.svg Shosanbetsu	初山別村	280.04	1,249	4.46	Tomamae District	Village	File:Shosanbetsu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Teshio, Hokkaido.svg Teshio	天塩町	353.31	3,241	9.17	Teshio District	Town	File:Teshio in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
File:Flag of Tomamae, Hokkaido.svg Tomamae	苫前町	454.5	3,261	7.17	Tomamae District	Town	File:Tomamae in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg

Rivers

The Rumoi River Template:Convert flows from Mount Poroshiri in the Hidaka Mountain range to the Sea of Japan.<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>

History

Mashike Subprefecture was established as part of the administrative reforms of Hokkaido during the Meiji period (1868 – 1912). The capital was moved to Rumoi in 1914, and the subprefecture was renamed to Rumoi Subprefecture in the same year. Toyotomi Town) in Teshio District transferred to Sōya Subprefecture in 1948, and Horonobe was transferred to Sōya Subprefecture in 2010.

Economy

The fishing industries dominates the economy of the area, and seafood processing remains a thriving industry.<ref name="rumoi" />

See also

• Sankebetsu brown bear incident

External links

• Template:In lang Template:Official website