Tōbetsu, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Hokkaido Region, Japan
🇯🇵 Tōbetsu (当別町, Tōbetsu-chō) is a town located in Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan. As of July 31, 2023 the town had an estimated population density of 36.3 persons per km². The total area is 422.86 km².
Geography Located in the north part of Ishikari Subprefecture of Hokkaido, the shape of the municipality is elongated from north to south. It overlaps with the catchment area of the Tōbetsu river approximately. Tōbetsu means "river from marsh" in Ainu language, and in Japanese, it is called "Tōbetsu Gawa (river)". Low mountains occupy the northern area of the municipality. The southern area is a part of the Ishikari Plains.
Sapporo, the largest city of Hokkaido, lies south-west of Tōbetsu. The large river of Ishikari divided Tōbetsu from Sapporo until 1934 when the Sasshō Line railroad connected the two cities. Several more bridges built in the latter half of the 20th century have reduced the traffic obstacle. Tōbetsu has produced rice and, recently, flowers. Residential buildings are increasing modestly because of their better access to Sapporo.
History • 1902 - Tōbetsu village was founded. • 1947 - Tōbetsu village became Tōbetsu town.
Education: University • Health Sciences University of Hokkaido.
Education: High • Hokkaido Tobetsu High School.
Transport • Sasshō Line: Ishikari-Futomi - Ishikari-Tōbetsu - Hokkaidō-Iryōdaigaku.
Asia/Tokyo/Hokkaido
Tōbetsu has a population of over 15,347 people. Tōbetsu also forms part of the wider Ishikari Subprefecture which has a population of over 2,334,241 people. Tōbetsu is situated north-east of Sapporo.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Tōbetsu has links with:
🇸🇪 Leksand, Sweden 🇯🇵 Osaki, Japan 🇯🇵 Uwajima, Japan🇫🇷 Oloron-Sainte-Marie 43.19
Locations Near: Tōbetsu 141.517,43.2167
🇯🇵 Ishikari 141.317,43.167 d: 17.1
🇯🇵 Sapporo 141.354,43.062 d: 21.7
🇯🇵 Iwamizawa 141.783,43.2 d: 21.6
🇯🇵 Eniwa 141.583,42.883 d: 37.5
🇯🇵 Chitose 141.65,42.817 d: 45.8
🇯🇵 Tomakomai 141.6,42.633 d: 65.2
🇯🇵 Rumoi 141.633,43.933 d: 80.2
🇯🇵 Noboribetsu 141.105,42.409 d: 95.9
Antipodal to: Tōbetsu -38.483,-43.217
🇨🇱 La Reina -33.45,-33.45 d: 18844.3
🇧🇷 Rio Grande -52.099,-32.041 d: 18292.7
🇧🇷 Pelotas -52.341,-31.763 d: 18254.3
🇧🇷 Tubarão -49,-28.467 d: 18124.3
🇧🇷 Viamão -51.023,-30.088 d: 18180.4
🇧🇷 Criciúma -49.372,-28.678 d: 18128.3
🇧🇷 Gravataí -50.983,-29.933 d: 18168.2
🇧🇷 Alvorada -51.079,-30.001 d: 18169.3
🇧🇷 Cachoeirinha -51.083,-29.95 d: 18164.4
🇧🇷 Porto Alegre -51.229,-30.028 d: 18163.7