title: Kushiro Subprefecture
text: # Kushiro Subprefecture
  
  Kushiro Subprefecture (釧路総合振興局, Kushiro-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Kushiro is home to a population of red-crowned cranes, estimated in 2022 to number about 1,900.
  
  ## Geography
  
  ### Municipalities
  
  | Name | Name | Area $(km^2)$ | Population | District | Type | Map |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rōmaji | Kanji | Area $(km^2)$ | Population | District | Type | Map |
  | Akkeshi | 厚岸町 | 734.82 | 9,048 | Akkeshi District | Town | |
  | Hamanaka | 浜中町 | 427.68 | 6,120 | Akkeshi District | Town | |
  | Kushiro (capital) | 釧路市 | 1,362.75 | 167,875 | no district | City | |
  | Kushiro | 釧路町 | 252.57 | 19,941 | Kushiro District | Town | |
  | Shibecha | 標茶町 | 1,099.41 | 7,862 | Kawakami District | Town | |
  | Shiranuka | 白糠町 | 773.74 | 7,972 | Shiranuka District | Town | |
  | Teshikaga | 弟子屈町 | 774.53 | 7,631 | Kawakami District | Town | |
  | Tsurui | 鶴居村 | 571.84 | 2,516 | Akan District | Village | |
  
  ## History
  
  * November, 1897: Kushiro Subprefecture established.
  * August, 1922: Renamed Kushironokuni Subprefecture (釧路国支庁).
  * October 20, 1948: Ashoro District transferred to Tokachi Subprefecture.
  * April 1, 1957: Name returned to Kushiro Subprefecture.
  