▁the ▁H id aka ▁mountains ▁occup ies ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁area . ▁H id aka ▁is ▁sp ars ely ▁populated ▁and ▁has ▁many ▁of ▁H ok ka ido ' s ▁natural ▁resources . ▁ ▁The ▁government al ▁office ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁U ra ka wa . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 1 8 9 7 : ▁U ra ka wa ▁Sub p ref ect ure ▁established . ▁ 1 9 3 2 : ▁U ra ka wa ▁Sub p ref ect ure ▁renamed ▁H id aka ▁Sub p ref ect ure . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁H id aka ▁(" sun ▁high ") ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁an ▁unknown ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁N ih ons h oki , ▁a ▁history ▁book ▁written ▁in ▁ 7 2 0 . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁direct ▁connection ▁between ▁the ▁H id aka ▁of ▁the ▁N ih ons h oki ▁and ▁the ▁modern ▁H id aka . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Loc ated ▁on ▁the ▁south - east ▁coast ▁of ▁H ok ka ido , ▁H id aka ▁Sub p ref ect ure ▁has ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁largest ▁sub p ref ect ure ▁in ▁the ▁pre fect ure ▁and ▁ 5 . 8 % ▁of ▁H ok ka ido ' s ▁total ▁area . ▁More ▁than ▁ 8 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁is ▁covered ▁with ▁forest . ▁ ▁The ▁pre fect ure ▁borders ▁Tok