Kamiyūbetsu, Hokkaido Explained

Kamiyūbetsu
Native Name:上湧別町
かみゆうべつちょう
Native Name Lang:ja
Settlement Type:Town
Extinct Title:Merged
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Japan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Type3:Subprefecture
Subdivision Type4:District
Subdivision Name1:Hokkaido
Subdivision Name2:Hokkaido
Subdivision Name3:Abashiri
Subdivision Name4:Monbetsu
Area Total Km2:161.39
Population Total:5841
Population As Of:2005
Population Density Km2:auto

was a town located in Monbetsu District, Abashiri Subprefecture (now Okhotsk Subprefecture), Hokkaido, Japan.

As of 2007, the town had an estimated population of 5,695 and a population density of 36.3 persons per km2. The total area is 161.39 km2.

On October 1, 2009, Kamiyūbetsu was merged into the town of Yūbetsu; both are in Monbetsu District, Okhotsk Subprefecture.[1]

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44.15°N 177°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 市町村合併情報 北海道 <国土地理協会> . 2008-09-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070629153828/http://www.kokudo.or.jp/new/cities/sub/hokkai/01.htm . 2007-06-29 .