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Kushiro Subprefecture
釧路総合振興局 | |
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| Kushiro-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku | |
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| Prefecture | Hokkaido |
| Capital | Kushiro |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,997.38 km2 (2,315.60 sq mi) |
| Population (March 2009) | |
• Total | 261,883 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Website | kushiro.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp |
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.[1]
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