Ashibetsu (Japanese: 芦別市; -shi, Ainu: Aspet) is a city located in SorachiSubprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. The Ainu language (Ainu: ã¢ã¤ã ã¤ã¿ã°, aynu itak; Japanese: ã¢ã¤ãèª, ainu-go) is spoken by the Ainu ethnic group on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. ... This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... Sorachi subprefecture (空知支庁) is located Hokkaido, Japan. ... Hokkaido Prefecture have branch offices called 支庁 (shicho) in Japanese, which can be translated in English as subprefectures. ... Hokkaido listen? (åæµ·é HokkaidÅ, literal meaning: North Sea Route, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, is the second largest island of Japan. ...
As of 2004, the city has an estimated population of 19,792 and a density of 22.84 persons per km². The total area is 865.07 km². The city was once a prosperous coal mining city, its population exceeding 70,000 at its peak, but its population has fallen since the closing of the coal mines. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Wyoming coal mine Coal mining is the extraction of coal from the Earth for use as fuel. ...
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Hokkaido is bordered by the Sea of Japan on the west, the Sea of Okhotsk on the northeast, and the Pacific Ocean on the south and east.
Hokkaido's geographic isolation was greatly diminished through the construction of the Seikan Tunnel, for the railway, in 1988, which connected Hokkaido with Honshu.
Hokkaido Island is located at the north end of Japan, near Russia, and has coastlines on the Sea of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk, and the Pacific Ocean.
As of 2004, the city has an estimated population of 19,792 and a density of 22.84 persons per km².
The city was once a prosperous coal miningcity, its population exceeding 70,000 at its peak, but its population has fallen since the closing of the coal mines.