Hidaka Subprefecture

Hidaka Subprefecture
日高振興局
Hidaka-shinkō-kyoku
Location of Hidaka Subprefecture
PrefectureHokkaido
CapitalUrakawa
Area
 • Total
4,811.91 km2 (1,857.89 sq mi)
Population
 (March 2009)
 • Total
81,403
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Websitehttp://www.hidaka.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/
Hidaka Subprefecture
Urakawa
Shinhidaka
Shizunai office of Hidaka Subprefecture
Office building of Urakawa Subprefecture in 1919

Hidaka Subprefecture (日高振興局, Hidaka-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. The west side of the Hidaka mountains occupies most of the area. Hidaka is sparsely populated and has many of Hokkaido's natural resources. The governmental office is located in Urakawa.