Kushiro, Hokkaido
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- This article is about the city in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. There is an adjacent town with the same name, see Kushiro, Hokkaido (town).
is a city located in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Kushiro Subprefecture.In 2003 the city had an estimated population of 187,556 and a total area of 221.61 km², giving a population density of 846.33 persons per km².
Kushiro was accorded city status on 1 August 1922.
History
- 1869 Kusuri becomes Kushiro.
- 1900 Kushiro becomes a First Class Municipality Kushiro Town
- 1920 Kushiro Town becomes Kushiro-ku. Kushiro Village(now Town) splits off
- 1922 Kushiro-ku becomes Kushiro City
External links
- () [Official website]
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| Subprefectures | |||
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| 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 (capital) | Shibetsu | Sunagawa | Takikawa | Tomakomai | Utashinai | Wakkanai | Yubari | |||
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