SubprefectureJapaneseMain cityLargest municipalityPop.()Area(km2)Municipalities1SorachiIwamizawaIwamizawa338,4855,791.1910 cities 14 towns a↳ IshikariSapporoSapporo2,324,8783,539.866 cities 1 town 1 village2ShiribeshiKutchanOtaru234,9844,305.831 city 13 towns 6 villages3IburiMuroranTomakomai419,1153,698.004 cities 7 towns b↳ HidakaUrakawaShinhidaka76,0844,811.97 7 towns 4OshimaHakodateHakodate433,4753,936.462 cities 9 towns c↳ HiyamaEsashiSetana43,2102,629.94 7 towns 5KamikawaAsahikawaAsahikawa527,57510,619.204 cities 17 towns 2 villagesd↳ RumoiRumoiRumoi53,9163,445.751 city 6 towns 1 village6SōyaWakkanaiWakkanai71,4234,625.091 city 8 towns 1 village7OkhotskAbashiriKitami309,48710,690.623 cities 14 towns 1 village8TokachiObihiroObihiro353,29110,831.241 city 16 towns 2 villages9KushiroKushiroKushiro252,5715,997.381 city 6 towns 1 villagee↳ NemuroNemuroNemuro84,0353,406.231 city 4 towns * Japan claims the southern part of Kuril Islands (Northern Territories), currently administered by Russia,belong to Nemuro Subprefecture divided into six villages. However, the table above excludes these islands' data.
SubprefectureJapaneseMain cityLargest municipalityPop.()Area(km2)Municipalities1SorachiIwamizawaIwamizawa338,4855,791.1910 cities 14 towns a↳ IshikariSapporoSapporo2,324,8783,539.866 cities 1 town 1 village2ShiribeshiKutchanOtaru234,9844,305.831 city 13 towns 6 villages3IburiMuroranTomakomai419,1153,698.004 cities 7 towns b↳ HidakaUrakawaShinhidaka76,0844,811.97 7 towns 4OshimaHakodateHakodate433,4753,936.462 cities 9 towns c↳ HiyamaEsashiSetana43,2102,629.94 7 towns 5KamikawaAsahikawaAsahikawa527,57510,619.204 cities 17 towns 2 villagesd↳ RumoiRumoiRumoi53,9163,445.751 city 6 towns 1 village6SōyaWakkanaiWakkanai71,4234,625.091 city 8 towns 1 village7OkhotskAbashiriKitami309,48710,690.623 cities 14 towns 1 village8TokachiObihiroObihiro353,29110,831.241 city 16 towns 2 villages9KushiroK,ushiroKushiro252,5715,997.381 city 6 towns 1 villagee↳ NemuroNemuroNemuro840353,406.231 city 4 towns * Japan claims the southern part of Kuril Islands (Northern Territories), currently administered by Russia,belong to Nemuro Subprefecture divided into six villages. However, the table above excludes these islands' data.