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{{dablink|This article is about the subprefecture in Hokkaidō, Japan. For other uses, see [[Oshima]].}}
{{about|the subprefecture in Hokkaido, Japan|the subprefecture in Kagoshima Prefecture|Ōshima Subprefecture (Kagoshima)|the subprefecture in Tokyo|Ōshima Subprefecture (Tokyo)|other uses|Ōshima (disambiguation)}}


{{Infobox settlement
[[Image:Oshima subpref Hokkaido.png|right]]
|name = Oshima Subprefecture
|native_name = {{nobold|渡島総合振興局}}
|native_name_lang = ja
|official_name = Oshima-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku
|image_map = Oshima Subprefecture.png
|seat = [[Hakodate, Hokkaido|Hakodate]]
|seat_type = Capital
|subdivision_type = Prefecture
|subdivision_name = [[Hokkaido]]
|area_magnitude =
|area_total_km2 = 3936.32
|area_footnotes =
|population_total = 449371
|population_as_of = March 2009
|population_footnotes =
|population_note =
|population_density_km2 = auto
|website = [http://www.oshima.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/ oshima.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp]
}}
[[Image:Oshima Subprefecture Map.gif|thumb|250px|Oshima Subprefecture]]
[[File:Cityscapes of Hakodate Hokkaido pref Japan01n.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Hakodate, Hokkaido|Hakodate]]]]
[[Image:Hokkaido-Govt-Oshima-General-Office-01.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Hokkaido Government Oshima Subprefectural Office in Hakodate]]
{{nihongo|'''Oshima'''|渡島総合振興局|Oshima-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku}} is a [[Subprefectures of Hokkaido|subprefecture]] of [[Hokkaido|Hokkaido Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. As of 2004, it had a population of 456,621 and an area of 3,715.38&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.


[[Hakodate Airport]] is located in the City of [[Hakodate, Hokkaido|Hakodate]].
{{nihongo|'''Oshima'''|渡島支庁|Oshima-shichō}} is a [[Subprefectures in Hokkaidō|subprefecture]] of [[Hokkaidō]], [[Japan]]. As of [[2004]] it had a population of 456,621 and an area of 3,715.38 km².

[[Hakodate Airport]] is located in the City of [[Hakodate, Hokkaidō|Hakodate]].


== Geography ==
== Geography ==
The subprefecture is located on the [[Oshima Peninsula]].
[[Image:Oshima Subprefecture Map.gif|thumb|200px|Oshima Subprefecture]]
[[Image:Hokkaido-Govt-Oshima-General-Office-01.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Hokkaidō Government Oshima Subprefectural Office in Hakodate]]


=== Cities ===
===Municipalities===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
* [[Hakodate, Hokkaidō|Hakodate]] (capital)
! colspan="2" |Name
* [[Hokuto, Hokkaidō|Hokuto]]
! rowspan="2" |Area (km<sup>2</sup>)

! rowspan="2" |Population
=== Towns and villages by district ===
*[[Matsumae District, Hokkaidō|Matsumae District]]
! rowspan="2" |District
! rowspan="2" |Type
** [[Matsumae, Hokkaidō|Matsumae]]
! rowspan="2" |Map
** [[Fukushima, Hokkaidō|Fukushima]]
|-
*[[Kamiiso District, Hokkaidō|Kamiiso District]]
![[Romanization of Japanese|Rōmaji]]
** [[Shiriuchi, Hokkaidō|Shiriuchi]]
![[Kanji]]
** [[Kikonai, Hokkaidō|Kikonai]]
|-
*[[Kameda District, Hokkaidō|Kameda District]]
|[[File:Flag of Fukushima, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Fukushima, Hokkaido|Fukushima]]
** [[Nanae, Hokkaidō|Nanae]]
|福島町
*[[Kayabe District, Hokkaidō|Kayabe District]]
|187.23
** [[Shikabe, Hokkaidō|Shikabe]]
|4,390
** [[Mori, Hokkaidō|Mori]]
*[[Futami District, Hokkaidō|Futami District]]
|[[Matsumae District, Hokkaido|Matsumae District]]
|Town
** [[Yakumo, Hokkaidō|Yakumo]]
|[[File:Fukushima in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
*[[Yamakoshi District, Hokkaidō|Yamakoshi District]]
|-
** [[Oshamanbe, Hokkaidō|Oshamanbe]]
|[[File:Flag of Hakodate, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Hakodate]] (capital)
|函館市
|677.89
|264,845
|''no district''
|City
|[[File:Hakodate in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|50x50px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Hokuto, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Hokuto, Hokkaido|Hokuto]]
|北斗市
|397.29
|46,083
|''no district''
|City
|[[File:Hokuto in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kikonai, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kikonai, Hokkaido|Kikonai]]
|木古内町
|221.88
|4,448
|[[Kamiiso District, Hokkaido|Kamiiso District]]
|Town
|[[File:Kikonai in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Matsumae, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Matsumae, Hokkaido|Matsumae]]
|松前町
|293.11
|7,843
|[[Matsumae District, Hokkaido|Matsumae District]]
|Town
|[[File:Matsumae in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Mori, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Mori, Hokkaido|Mori]]
|森町
|378.27
|16,299
|[[Kayabe District, Hokkaido|Kayabe District]]
|Town
|[[File:Mori in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Nanae, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Nanae, Hokkaido|Nanae]]
|七飯町
|216.61
|28,514
|[[Kameda District, Hokkaido|Kameda District]]
|Town
|[[File:Nanae in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Oshamanbe, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Oshamambe, Hokkaido|Oshamambe]]
|長万部町
|310.75
|5,694
|[[Yamakoshi District, Hokkaido|Yamakoshi District]]
|Town
|[[File:Oshamambe in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Shikabe, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Shikabe, Hokkaido|Shikabe]]
|鹿部町
|110.61
|3,920
|[[Kayabe District, Hokkaido|Kayabe District]]
|Town
|[[File:Shikabe in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Shiriuchi, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Shiriuchi, Hokkaido|Shiriuchi]]
|知内町
|196.67
|4,620
|[[Kamiiso District, Hokkaido|Kamiiso District]]
|Town
|[[File:Shiriuchi in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Yakumo, Hokkaido.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Yakumo, Hokkaido|Yakumo]]
|八雲町
|955.98
|17,299
|[[Futami District, Hokkaido|Futami District]]
|Town
|[[File:Yakumo in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|55x55px]]
|}


===Mergers===
===Mergers===
{{see also|List of mergers in Hokkaido#Oshima Subprefecture}}
:''See [[Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan]].''
*On [[December 1]], [[2004]] the town of [[Minamikayabe, Hokkaidō|Minamikayabe]] from [[Kayabe District, Hokkaidō|Kayabe District]] and the towns of [[Esan, Hokkaidō|Esan]] and [[Toi, Hokkaidō|Toi]] and the village of [[Todohokke, Hokkaidō|Todohokke]] from [[Kameda District, Hokkaidō|Kameda District]] merged into the city of [[Hakodate, Hokkaidō|Hakodate]].


==History==
*On [[April 1]], [[2005]] the towns of [[Sawara, Hokkaidō|Sawara]] and [[Mori, Hokkaidō|Mori]] from [[Kayabe District, Hokkaidō|Kayabe District]] merged to form the new town of [[Mori, Hokkaidō|Mori]].
*1897: Hakodate Subprefecture, Kameda Subprefecture, and Matsumae Subprefecture was established.

*1899: Hakodate Subprefecture was abolished. Kameda Subprefecture was transferred to Hakodate and renamed Hakodate Subprefecture.
*On [[October 1]], [[2005]] the town of [[Kumaishi, Hokkaidō|Kumaishi]] from [[Nishi District, Hokkaidō|Nishi District]] in [[Hiyama Subprefecture]] and the town of [[Yakumo, Hokkaidō|Yakumo]] from [[Yamakoshi District, Hokkaidō|Yamakoshi District]] in Oshima Subprefecture merged to form the new town of [[Yakumo, Hokkaidō|Yakumo]] in the newly created Futami District. The former town of Kumaishi joined Oshima Subprefecture at the same time.
*1903: Matsumae Subprefecture was merged into Hakodate Subprefecture.

*1922: Hakodate Subprefecture changed its name to Oshima Subprefecture.
*On [[February 1]], [[2006]] the towns of [[Kamiiso, Hokkaidō|Kamiiso]] from [[Kamiiso District, Hokkaidō|Kamiiso District]] and [[Ōno, Hokkaidō|Ōno]] from [[Kameda District, Hokkaidō|Kameda District]] merged to form the new city of [[Hokuto, Hokkaidō|Hokuto]].


==External links==
==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Oshima (subprefecture)|Oshima Subprefecture}}
*[http://www.oshima.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/ Official website] in Japanese
*{{in lang|ja}} [http://www.oshima.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/ Official website]
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{{coord|41.429146|140.111361|format=dms|display=inline|type:city_region:JP_scale:100000}}(Matsumae General Branch Office)


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Latest revision as of 02:08, 29 December 2024

This article is about the subprefecture in Hokkaido, Japan. For the subprefecture in Kagoshima Prefecture, see Ōshima Subprefecture (Kagoshima). For the subprefecture in Tokyo, see Ōshima Subprefecture (Tokyo). For other uses, see Ōshima (disambiguation).
Oshima Subprefecture
渡島総合振興局
Oshima-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku
Location of Oshima Subprefecture
PrefectureHokkaido
CapitalHakodate
Area
 • Total
3,936.32 km2 (1,519.82 sq mi)
Population
 (March 2009)
 • Total
449,371
 • Density110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Websiteoshima.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp
Oshima Subprefecture
Hakodate
Hokkaido Government Oshima Subprefectural Office in Hakodate

Oshima (渡島総合振興局, Oshima-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004, it had a population of 456,621 and an area of 3,715.38 km2.

Hakodate Airport is located in the City of Hakodate.

Geography

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The subprefecture is located on the Oshima Peninsula.

Municipalities

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Name Area (km2) Population District Type Map
Rōmaji Kanji
Fukushima 福島町 187.23 4,390 Matsumae District Town
Hakodate (capital) 函館市 677.89 264,845 no district City
Hokuto 北斗市 397.29 46,083 no district City
Kikonai 木古内町 221.88 4,448 Kamiiso District Town
Matsumae 松前町 293.11 7,843 Matsumae District Town
Mori 森町 378.27 16,299 Kayabe District Town
Nanae 七飯町 216.61 28,514 Kameda District Town
Oshamambe 長万部町 310.75 5,694 Yamakoshi District Town
Shikabe 鹿部町 110.61 3,920 Kayabe District Town
Shiriuchi 知内町 196.67 4,620 Kamiiso District Town
Yakumo 八雲町 955.98 17,299 Futami District Town

Mergers

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See also: List of mergers in Hokkaido § Oshima Subprefecture

History

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  • 1897: Hakodate Subprefecture, Kameda Subprefecture, and Matsumae Subprefecture was established.
  • 1899: Hakodate Subprefecture was abolished. Kameda Subprefecture was transferred to Hakodate and renamed Hakodate Subprefecture.
  • 1903: Matsumae Subprefecture was merged into Hakodate Subprefecture.
  • 1922: Hakodate Subprefecture changed its name to Oshima Subprefecture.
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Oshima Subprefecture.

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