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Kamiyūbetsu, Hokkaido
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Kamiyūbetsu (上湧別町, Kamiyūbetsu-chō) was a town located in Monbetsu District, Abashiri Subprefecture (now Okhotsk Subprefecture), Hokkaido, Japan.
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Kamiyūbetsu
上湧別町 かみゆうべつちょう | |
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Region | Hokkaido |
Prefecture | Hokkaido |
Subprefecture | Abashiri |
District | Monbetsu |
Merged | October 5, 2009 (2009-10-05) |
Area | |
• Total | 161.39 km2 (62.31 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 5,841 |
• Density | 36/km2 (94/sq mi) |
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As of 2007, the town had an estimated population of 5,695 and a population density of 36.3 persons per km2. The total area is 161.39 km2.
On October 1, 2009, Kamiyūbetsu was merged into the town of Yūbetsu; both are in Monbetsu District, Okhotsk Subprefecture.[1]