Nakashibetsu | |||||
Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||
Settlement Type: | Town | ||||
Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||||
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||||
Coordinates: | 43.55°N 202°W | ||||
Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||
Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||||
Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||||
Subdivision Name1: | Hokkaido | ||||
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||||
Subdivision Name2: | Hokkaido (Nemuro Subprefecture) | ||||
Subdivision Type3: | District | ||||
Subdivision Name3: | Shibetsu | ||||
Leader Title: | Mayor | ||||
Leader Name: | Minoru Kobayashi | ||||
Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||||
Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||
Area Total Km2: | 684.98 | ||||
Population Total: | 24,014 | ||||
Population As Of: | March 31, 2014 | ||||
Population Density Km2: | 34.73 | ||||
Timezone1: | JST | ||||
Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||||
Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||||
Blank Info Sec1: | 2-22 Maruyama, Nakashibetsu-chō, Shibetsu-gun, Hokkaidō 086-1197 | ||||
Blank Name Sec2: | Climate | ||||
Blank Info Sec2: | Dfb | ||||
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is a town located in Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of March 31, 2008, it has an estimated population of 23,958, and an area of 684.98 km2.
Nakashibetsu Airport, the easternmost airport in mainland Japan, is located in the town.
In 2004, there was an abortive effort to merge Nakashibetsu with the nearby town of Rausu. The new city would have been named "Higashishiretoko", but the plan was defeated in a referendum held in Nakashibetsu.