Yūbetsu, Hokkaido Explained

Yūbetsu
Native Name Lang:	ja
Settlement Type:	Town
Pushpin Map:	Japan
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Japan
Coordinates:	44.2242°N 143.6161°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Japan
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Hokkaido
Subdivision Type2:	Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:	Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
Subdivision Type3:	District
Subdivision Name3:	Monbetsu
Leader Title:	Mayor
Leader Title1:	Vice Mayor
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Total Km2:	505.74
Population Total:	8,474
Population As Of:	February 28, 2021
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone1:	JST
Utc Offset1:	+09:00
Blank Name Sec1:	City hall address
Blank Name Sec2:	Climate
Blank Info Sec2:	Dfb

As of February 2021, the town has an estimated population of 8,474. The total area is 505.74 km².

History

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

Yūbetsu's mascots are and . They are mischievous tulip siblings who lived in the Kamiyubetsu Tulip Park.^[2]

Tupit is a kikomachi tulip. He is 12 years old. He likes onsens and is a very good table tennis player.
Lip-chan is a jacqueline tulip. She is 10 years old and Tupit's younger sister. She is a good reader and is good at studying the benefits of massage therapy.

Yūbetsu has been twinned with Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada, since 1998.