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Kamikawa Subprefecture
上川総合振興局 | |
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subprefecture | |
| Kamikawa-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku | |
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| Coordinates: 43°48′27″N 142°26′22″E / 43.807631°N 142.439528°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido |
| Capital | Asahikawa |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,852.17 km2 (3,803.94 sq mi) |
| Population (March 2009) | |
• Total | 535,456 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| 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.[citation needed] Settlement began in 1867. The sub-prefecture was established in 1897.
In the subprefecture, Asahikawa Airport stretches over the outskirts of Asahikawa City and Higashikagura in Kamikawa (Ishikari) District.