Onbetsu, Hokkaido

Onbetsu 音別町
Town
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Location of Onbetsu in Hokkaido (Kushiro Subprefecture)
Onbetsu Location in Japan
Coordinates: 42°59′N 144°23′E / 42.983°N 144.383°E / 42.983; 144.383
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaido
Prefecture	Hokkaido (Kushiro Subprefecture)
Now part of Kushiro	October 11, 2005
Area
• Total	401.40 km2 (154.98 sq mi)
Population  (September 30, 2004)
• Total	2,821
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	1-40 Honmachi, Onbetsu-cho, Shiranuka-gun, Hokkaido 088-0192
Website	web.archive.org/web/20050617235520/http://www.onbetsu-hokkaido.jp/
Symbols
Flower	Gentiana triflora var. japonica
Tree	Sorbus commixta

Onbetsu (音別町, Onbetsu-chō) was a town located in Shiranuka District, Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.^[1]

As of September 30, 2004, it had an estimated population of 2,821 and an area of 401.40 km².

• 1919 - Established as a village
• 1922 - Renamed to Onbetsu Village
• 1959 - Becomes Onbetsu Town
• October 11, 2005 - Onbetsu was merged into the expanded Kushiro City

On October 11, 2005, Onbetsu, along with the town of Akan (from Akan District) was merged into the expanded city of Kushiro.

Onbetsu is the location of the Onbetsu Power Station, a diesel-powered facility.

• Onbetsu official website (in Japanese)