Onbetsu, Hokkaido

Onbetsu 音別町
Town
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Location of Onbetsu in Hokkaido (Kushiro Subprefecture)
Onbetsu Location in Japan
Coordinates: 42°59′N 144°23′E / 42.983°N 144.383°E / 42.983; 144.383
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaido
Prefecture	Hokkaido (Kushiro Subprefecture)
Now part of Kushiro	October 11, 2005
Area
• Total	401.40 km2 (154.98 sq mi)
Population  (September 30, 2004)
• Total	2,821
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	1-40 Honmachi, Onbetsu-cho, Shiranuka-gun, Hokkaido 088-0192
Website	web.archive.org/web/20050617235520/http://www.onbetsu-hokkaido.jp/
Symbols
Flower	Gentiana triflora var. japonica
Tree	Sorbus commixta

Onbetsu (音別町, Onbetsu-chō) was a town located in Shiranuka District, Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.^[1]

As of September 30, 2004, it had an estimated population of 2,821 and an area of 401.40 km².

On October 11, 2005, Onbetsu, along with the town of Akan (from Akan District) was merged into the expanded city of Kushiro.

Onbetsu is the location of the Onbetsu Power Station, a diesel-powered facility.

• 1919 - Established as a village
• 1922 - Renamed to Onbetsu Village
• 1959 - Becomes Onbetsu Town
• October 11, 2005 - Onbetsu was merged into the expanded Kushiro City

• Onbetsu official website (in Japanese)

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