Tsushima Subprefecture

Tsushima Subprefecture (対馬支庁, Tsushima-shichō, 34°12′38″N 129°17′23″E / 34.210417°N 129.289833°E / 34.210417; 129.289833Coordinates: 34°12′38″N 129°17′23″E / 34.210417°N 129.289833°E / 34.210417; 129.289833) is an administrative subdivision of Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. This subprefecture is the administrative body for the Tsushima Island which lie between Kyūshū and the Korean Peninsula. The only municipality in Tsushima Subprefecture is Tsushima City, which itself is the composite of a recent town merger of six smaller towns on the island.

Former Districts and towns

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