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| name = Otobe |
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|JapaneseName= 乙部町 |
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| native_name = {{nobold|乙部町}} |
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| image_flag = Flag of Otobe, Hokkaido.svg |
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|Area_km2= 162.55 |
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| image_seal = Emblem of Otobe, Hokkaido.svg |
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|PopDate= 2008 |
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|Population= 4,665 |
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| map_caption = Location of Otobe in [[Hokkaido]] ([[Hiyama Subprefecture]]) |
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Japan |
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|LatitudeDegrees= 41 |
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| coordinates = {{coord|41|58|N|140|8|E|region:JP|display=inline,title}} |
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|LatitudeMinutes= 58 |
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| leader_title = Mayor |
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| leader_name = Tsutomu Terashima |
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| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor |
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|CityHallPostalCode=043-0103 |
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|CityHallPhone=0139-62-2311 |
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| area_total_km2 = 162.55 |
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| population_total = 3,925 |
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| population_as_of = September 30, 2016 |
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| timezone1 = [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] |
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{{Nihongo|'''Otobe'''|乙部町|Otobe-chō}} is a [[List of towns in Japan|town]] located in [[Hiyama Subprefecture]], [[Hokkaido]], [[Japan]]. |
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As of September 2016, the town has an estimated [[population]] of 3,925, and a [[population density|density]] of 24 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area is 162.55 km<sup>2</sup>. |
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==Geography== |
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==History== |
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*1902 Otobe became a Second Class Village.<ref>[http://www.town.otobe.lg.jp/section/kikaku/e0taal0000000411.html History of Otobe]</ref> |
*1902: Otobe became a Second Class Village.<ref>[http://www.town.otobe.lg.jp/section/kikaku/e0taal0000000411.html History of Otobe]</ref> |
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*1965 Otobe Village became Otobe Town. |
*1965: Otobe Village became Otobe Town. |
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==Education== |
==Education== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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{{Commons category-inline|Otobe, Hokkaido|Otobe, Hokkaidō}} |
*{{Commons category-inline|Otobe, Hokkaido|Otobe, Hokkaidō}} |
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*[http://www.town.otobe.lg.jp/ Official |
*[http://www.town.otobe.lg.jp/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}} |
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{{Hokkaido}} |
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Otobe
乙部町 | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 41°58′N 140°8′E / 41.967°N 140.133°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Hokkaido |
Prefecture | Hokkaido (Hiyama Subprefecture) |
District | Nishi |
Government | |
• Mayor | Tsutomu Terashima |
Area | |
• Total | 162.55 km2 (62.76 sq mi) |
Population (September 30, 2016) | |
• Total | 3,925 |
• Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
City hall address | 388 Midoricho, Otobe, Nishi District, Hokkaido 043-0103 |
Website | www |
Symbols | |
Flower | Lilium |
Tree | Cryptomeria |
Otobe (乙部町, Otobe-chō) is a town located in Hiyama Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 3,925, and a density of 24 persons per km2. The total area is 162.55 km2.
Geography[edit]
Otobe is located on the western of the Oshima Peninsula and faces the Sea of Japan.
The name came from Ainu word that means "The river with a marsh in its estuary". This river is Hime River, which flows through the town.[1]
Neighboring towns[edit]
- Hiyama Subprefecture
- Oshima Subprefecture
History[edit]
- 1902: Otobe became a Second Class Village.[2]
- 1965: Otobe Village became Otobe Town.
Education[edit]
- Junior high school
- Otobe Junior High School
- Elementary schools
- Otobe Elementary School
- Sakaehama Elementary School
- Meiwa Elementary School
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Media related to Otobe, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website (in Japanese)