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Country
  
Japan

District
  
Abuta

Local time
  
Sunday 6:38 AM

Region
  
Hokkaido

Population
  
2,323 (2008)

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Prefecture
  
Hokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture)

Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

City hall address
  
118 Makkari, Makkari, Abuta-gun, Hokkaido048-1631

Weather
  
-2°C, Wind NW at 11 km/h, 88% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Makkari Hot Spring, Makkari Kasen Park, Yoteizan Natural Park

Makkari (真狩村, Makkari-mura) is a village located in Abuta District, Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

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Map of Makkari, Abuta District, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

As of 2008, the village has an estimated population of 2,323. The total area is 114.43 km².

Geography

Makkari is located on the southern foot of Mount Yōtei. The name is derived from Ainu word "mak-kari-pet", meaning "River which flows around Mount Yōtei".

Neighboring municipalities

  • Shiribeshi Subprefecture
  • Kutchan
  • Kyogoku
  • Kimobetsu
  • Niseko
  • Rusutsu
  • Iburi Subprefecture
  • Toyoura
  • Toyako

    • History

  • 1897 Makkari Village split off from Abuta Village (now Toyako Town).
  • 1901 Kaributo Village (now Niseko Town) was split off from Makkari Village.
  • 1906 Makkari Village became a Second Class Village.
  • 1910 Makkari Village was transferred from Muroran Subprefecture (now Iburi Subprefecture) to Shiribeshi Subprefecture.
  • 1917 Kimobetsu Village (now town) was split off from Makkari Village.
  • 1922 Makkaribetsu Village (now Makkari Village) was split off from Makkari Village.
  • 1925 Makkari Village changed it name to Rusutsu Village.
  • 1941 Makkaribetsu Village change its name to Makkari Village.

    • Education

  • High school
  • Hokkaido Makkari High School
  • Junior high school
  • Makkari Junior High School
  • Elementary school
  • Makkari Elementary School
  • Ohonai Elementary School

    • Sister city

  • Kanonji, Kagawa (since 1991)

    • References

    Makkari, Hokkaido Wikipedia
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