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{{About|the region in Japan|the region in Russia|Okhotsky District}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|name                   = Okhotsk Subprefecture
|native_name            = {{nobold|オホーツク総合振興局}}
|native_name_lang       = ja
|official_name          = Ohōtsuku-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku
|image_map              = Abashiri Subprefecture.png
|seat                   = [[Abashiri]] 
|seat_type              = Capital
|subdivision_type       = Prefecture
|subdivision_name       = [[Hokkaido]]
|area_magnitude         = 
|area_total_km2         = 10690.09
|area_footnotes         =
|population_total       = 309487
|population_as_of       = September 30, 2010
|population_footnotes   =
|population_note        = 
|population_density_km2 = auto
}}
{{nihongo|'''Okhotsk Subprefecture'''|オホーツク総合振興局|Ohōtsuku-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku}} is a [[Subprefectures of Hokkaido|subprefecture]] of [[Hokkaido|Hokkaido Prefecture]], Japan. It was renamed from the earlier Abashiri Subprefecture on April 1, 2010. Abashiri Subprefecture was established in 1897.

==Etymology==
Abashiri Prefecture was named after the subprefectural office in [[Abashiri, Hokkaido|Abashiri]]. However, the area was more commonly referred to as the {{nihongo|Okhotsk region|オホーツク地方|Ohōtsuku-chihō}}, as it faces 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]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Everett-Heath|first=John|title=Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Place Names|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=2020|edition=6th|isbn=9780191905636|entry=Okhotsk, Sea of (Okhotskoye More)|entry-url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780191905636.001.0001/acref-9780191905636-e-5493|entry-url-access=subscription}}</ref> whose name is derived from the [[Even language|Even]] word ''окат'' (okat) meaning "river".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://water-rf.ru/%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B5_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%8B/1665/%D0%9E%D1%85%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B0 |title=Охота |website=Вода России |language=ru |access-date=2020-06-15}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Abashiri Subprefecture Map.gif|thumb|300px|Okhotsk Subprefecture]]

===Municipalities===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" |Name
! rowspan="2" |Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
! rowspan="2" |Population
! rowspan="2" |District
! rowspan="2" |Type
! rowspan="2" |Map
|-
![[Romanization of Japanese|Rōmaji]]
![[Kanji]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Abashiri, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Abashiri]] (capital)
|網走市
|470.94
|34,919
|''no district''
|City
|[[File:Abashiri in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Bihoro, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Bihoro, Hokkaido|Bihoro]]
|美幌町
|438.36
|20,920
|[[Abashiri District, Hokkaido|Abashiri District]]
|Town
|[[File:Bihoro in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Engaru, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Engaru, Hokkaido|Engaru]]
|遠軽町
|1,332.32
|20,757
|[[Monbetsu District, Hokkaido|Monbetsu District]]
|Town
|[[File:Engaru in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kitami, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kitami]]
|北見市
|1,427.56
|119,135
|''no district''
|City
|[[File:Kitami in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kiyosato, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kiyosato, Hokkaido|Kiyosato]]
|清里町
|402.73
|4,222
|[[Shari District, Hokkaido|Shari District]]
|Town
|[[File:Kiyosato in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Koshimizu, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Koshimizu, Hokkaido|Koshimizu]]
|小清水町
|287.04
|5,029
|[[Shari District, Hokkaido|Shari District]]
|Town
|[[File:Koshimizu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kunneppu, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kunneppu, Hokkaido|Kunneppu]]
|訓子府町
|190.89
|5,227
|[[Tokoro District, Hokkaido|Tokoro District]]
|Town
|[[File:Kunneppu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Monbetsu, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Monbetsu, Hokkaido|Monbetsu]]
|紋別市
|830.7
|22,983
|''no district''
|City
|[[File:Mombetsu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Nishiokoppe, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Nishiokoppe, Hokkaido|Nishiokoppe]]
|西興部村
|308.12
|1,120
|[[Monbetsu District, Hokkaido|Monbetsu District]]
|Village
|[[File:Nishiokoppe in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Oketo, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Oketo, Hokkaido|Oketo]]
|置戸町
|527.54
|3,042
|[[Tokoro District, Hokkaido|Tokoro District]]
|Town
|[[File:Oketo in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Okoppe, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Okoppe, Hokkaido|Okoppe]]
|興部町
|362.41
|3,963
|[[Monbetsu District, Hokkaido|Monbetsu District]]
|Town
|[[File:Okoppe in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Omu, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Ōmu, Hokkaido|Ōmu]]
|雄武町
|637.03
|4,596
|[[Monbetsu District, Hokkaido|Monbetsu District]]
|Town
|[[File:Omu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Ozora, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Ōzora, Hokkaido|Ōzora]]
|大空町
|343.62
|7,430
|[[Abashiri District, Hokkaido|Abashiri District]]
|Town
|[[File:Ozora in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Saroma, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Saroma, Hokkaido|Saroma]]
|佐呂間町
|404.99
|5,617
|[[Tokoro District, Hokkaido|Tokoro District]]
|Town
|[[File:Saroma in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Shari, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Shari, Hokkaido|Shari]]
|斜里町
|736.97
|11,897
|[[Shari District, Hokkaido|Shari District]]
|Town
|[[File:Shari in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Takinoue, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Takinoue, Hokkaido|Takinoue]]
|滝上町
|786.89
|2,757
|[[Monbetsu District, Hokkaido|Monbetsu District]]
|Town
|[[File:Takinoue in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Tsubetsu, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Tsubetsu, Hokkaido|Tsubetsu]]
|津別町
|716.6
|5,011
|[[Abashiri District, Hokkaido|Abashiri District]]
|Town
|[[File:Tsubetsu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Yubetsu, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Yūbetsu, Hokkaido|Yūbetsu]]
|湧別町
|505.74
|8,474
|[[Monbetsu District, Hokkaido|Monbetsu District]]
|Town
|[[File:Yubetsu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|}

===Mergers===
{{see also|List of mergers in Hokkaido#Okhotsk (Abashiri) Subprefecture}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.okhotsk.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp}} {{in lang|ja}}

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