Country Japan District Shibetsu Local time Monday 2:38 PM | Region Hokkaido Population 24,014 (31 Mar 2014) | |
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Prefecture Hokkaido (Nemuro Subprefecture) Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) City hall address 2-22 Maruyama, Nakashibetsu-chō, Shibetsu-gun, Hokkaidō
086-1197 Weather 3°C, Wind NW at 35 km/h, 45% Humidity Points of interest Kaiyodai Observatory, Karamatsu no Yu Hot Spring, Yumenomori Park, Musadake, Moanyama | ||
Nakashibetsu (中標津町, Nakashibetsu-chō) is a town located in Shibetsu District, Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of March 31, 2008 it has an estimated population of 23,958 and an area of 684.98 km².
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Map of Nakashibetsu, Shibetsu District, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
Nakashibetsu Airport, the easternmost airport in Japan, is located in the town.
History
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.
References
Nakashibetsu, Hokkaido Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA