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Encyclopedia > Ashibetsu, Hokkaido


Ashibetsu (Japanese: 芦別市; -shi, Ainu: Aspet) is a city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. The Ainu language (Ainu: アイヌ イタㇰ, aynu itak; Japanese: アイヌ語, 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? (北海道 Hokkaidō, 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. ...


History

  • 1893 Satō Denjirō (originally from Yamagata prefecture) founds Ashibetsu
  • 1897 Nae Village (now Sunagawa City) and part of Takikawa Village (now City) split off to form Utashinai Village
  • 1900 Ashibetsu Village split off of Utashinai Village.
  • 1906 Ashibetsu becomes a Second Class Municipality
  • 1923 First Class Municipality
  • 1924 Ashibetsu Mine opened
  • 1935 Kamiashibetsu Mine opened
  • 1938 Ashibetsu-Takane? Mine opened
  • 1941 Ashibetsu Village becomes Ashibetsu Town
  • 1943 Mitsui?-Ashibetsu Mine opened
  • April 1, 1953 Ashibetsu Town becomes Ashibetsu City
  • 1997 Canadian World business failure
  • 1999 Canadian World park opened

1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Yamagata Prefecture (山形県; Yamagata-ken) is located in the Tohoku region on Honshu island, Japan. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... A village (村 mura or son) is a local administrative unit in Japan. ... Sunagawa (砂川市; -shi) is a city located in Sorachi, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Takikawa (滝川市; -shi) is a city located in Sorachi, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Utashinai (歌志内市; -shi) is a city located in Hokkaido. ... 1900 (MCM) is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

External links

  • Official website in Japanese
  Hokkaido Prefecture Symbol of Hokkaido Prefecture
Subprefectures
Abashiri | Hidaka | Hiyama | Iburi | Ishikari | Kamikawa | Kushiro | Nemuro | Oshima | Rumoi | Shiribeshi | Sorachi | Soya | Tokachi
Cities
Abashiri | Akabira | Asahikawa | Ashibetsu | Bibai | Chitose | Date | Ebetsu | Eniwa | Fukagawa | Furano | Hakodate | Hokuto | Ishikari | Iwamizawa | Kitahiroshima | Kitami | Kushiro | Mikasa | Monbetsu | Muroran | Nayoro | Nemuro | Noboribetsu | Obihiro | Otaru | Rumoi | Sapporo | Shibetsu | Sunagawa | Takikawa | Tomakomai | Utashinai | Wakkanai | Yubari
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Hokkaido Summary (2126 words)
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.
Ashibetsu, Hokkaido at AllExperts (180 words)
Ashibetsu (Japanese: 芦別市; -shi, Ainu: Aspet) is a city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
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 mining city, its population exceeding 70,000 at its peak, but its population has fallen since the closing of the coal mines.
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