Hiyama Subprefecture

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Hiyama (檜山) 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.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Cities 1.2 Districts 1.3 Mergers 2 External link

Geography

Cities

There are no cities in this subprefecture

Districts

• Hiyama

1. Esashi (capital)

2. Kaminokuni

3. Assabu

• Nishi

4. Otobe

• Kudo

5. Setana

• Setana

6. Imakane

• Okushiri

7. Okushiri

Mergers

• On September 1, 2005 the town of Taisei from Kudo District and the towns of Setana and Kitahiyama from Setana District merged to form the town of Setana (now in Kudo District).
• On October 1, 2005 the town of Kumaishi from Nishi District merged into the town of Yakumo from Yamakoshi District in Oshima Subprefecture.

External link

• Official website in Japanese

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Subprefectures
Abashiri | Hidaka | Hiyama | Iburi | Ishikari | Kamikawa | Kushiro | Nemuro | Oshima | Rumoi | Shiribeshi | Sorachi | Soya | Tokachi
Cities
Abashiri | Akabira | Asahikawa | Ashibetsu | Bibai | Chitose | Date | Ebetsu | Eniwa | Fukagawa | Furano | Hakodate | Hokuto | Ishikari | Iwamizawa | Kitahiroshima | Kitami | Kushiro | Mikasa | Monbetsu | Muroran | Nayoro | Nemuro | Noboribetsu | Obihiro | Otaru | Rumoi | Sapporo | Shibetsu | Sunagawa | Takikawa | Tomakomai | Utashinai | Wakkanai | Yubari
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