Otobe, Hokkaido

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Location of Otobe in Hokkaido (Hiyama Subprefecture)
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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

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

• Hiyama Subprefecture
  • Esashi
  • Assabu
• Oshima Subprefecture
  • Yakumo

History

• 1902: Otobe became a Second Class Village.^[2]
• 1965: Otobe Village became Otobe Town.

Education

• Junior high school
  • Otobe Junior High School
• Elementary schools
  • Otobe Elementary School
  • Sakaehama Elementary School
  • Meiwa Elementary School

References

External links

• Media related to Otobe, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Website (in Japanese)

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