Onbetsu, Hokkaido

Town in Hokkaido, Japan

Onbetsu

音別町

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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.

## History

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* 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

## References

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1. ^ "Ebetsu, Ebetsu-shi, Hokkaido, Japan". mindat.org.

## External links

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* Onbetsu official website (in Japanese)

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