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Higashimokoto (東藻琴村, Higashimokoto-mura) was a village located in Abashiri District, Abashiri Subprefecture (now Okhotsk Subprefecture), Hokkaido, Japan. It was split off from Abashiri Town (now Abashiri City) in 1947.
Higashimokoto
東藻琴村 | |
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 Higashimokoto Shibazakura Park, in May | |
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 Location of Higashimokoto in Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture) | |
  Higashimokoto Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 43°50′41″N 144°17′43″E / 43.84472°N 144.29528°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture) |
| Now part of Ōzora | March 31, 2006 |
| Area | |
• Total | 184.38 km2 (71.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 2,745 |
| • Density | 14.89/km2 (38.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 360-1 Higashimokoto-mura, Abashiri-gun, Hokkaido 099-3200 |
| Website | web |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Adonis ramosa Phlox subulata |
| Tree | Betula platyphylla |
As of 2004, the village has an estimated population of 2,745 and a density of 14.89 persons per km2. The total area is 184.38 km2.
On March 31, 2006, Higashimokoto was merged with the town of Memanbetsu (also from Abashiri District) to create the new town of Ōzora.
External links
edit- Ōzora official website (in Japanese)
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