Capital Asahikawa Population 535,456 (Mar 2009) | Area 10,619 km² | |
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Website kamikawa.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp | ||
Kamikawa (上川総合振興局, Kamikawa-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. The name is derived from Kamikawa no hitobito no Shūraku (Village of the Upstream People), a translation of the Ainu Peni Unguri Kotan. Settlement began in 1867. The sub-prefecture was established in 1897.
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Asahikawa Airport stretches over the outskirts of Asahikawa City and Higashikagura in Kamikawa (Ishikari) District.
Cities
Towns and villages by district
References
Kamikawa Subprefecture Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA