Rumoi Subprefecture

Rumoi Subprefecture
留萌振興局
Rumoi-shinkōkyoku
Sunset from Cape Ōgon, Rumoi City
Rumoi Subprefecture in Hokkaido
Rumoi Subprefecture
Rumoi Subprefecture in Japan
Coordinates: 43°56′05″N 141°39′21″E / 43.93472°N 141.65583°E / 43.93472; 141.65583
CountryJapan
PrefectureHokkaido
CapitalRumoi
Area
  Total
4,019.91 km2 (1,552.10 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2011)
  Total
52,627
  Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
  Summer (DST)Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Websitewww.rumoi.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp(in Japanese)

Rumoi Subprefecture (留萌振興局, Rumoi-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. As of 2011, it had a population of 52,627 and an area of 4,019.97 square kilometres (1,552.12 sq mi). The population density of the subprefecture, 13 people per km2, is very low compared to the rest of Japan. The population of Rumoi Subprefecture represents 0.96% of the overall population of Hokkaido.