Hidaka Subprefecture

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Hidaka Subprefecture (日高支庁) is a subprefecture(支庁) of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. The west side of the Hidaka mountains occupies most of the area. Hidaka is sparsely populated and has many of Hokkaido's natural resources. The governmental office is located in Urakawa.

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1 History
2 Geography
3 External link

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History

1897 Urakawa Subprefecture established
1932 Urakawa Subprefecture renamed Hidaka Subprefecture.

The name Hidaka is derived from the province of the same name established in 1869, which in turn was named after an unknown place in the Nihonshoki, a history book written in 720. There is no direct connection between the Hidaka of the Nihonshoki and the modern Hidaka.

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Geography

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Cities

There are no cities established in the subprefecture.

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Districts

Below is a list of districts and principal towns.

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Mergers

On March 1, 2006, the town of Monbetsu from Saru merged into the town of Hidaka.
On March 31, 2006, the towns of Mitsuishi from Mitsuishi District and Shizunai from Shizunai District merged to form the new town of Shinhidaka in the newly created Hidaka District. Mitsuishi District and Shizunai District were both dissolved with this merger.