was a
town located in
Abashiri District, Abashiri Subprefecture (now
Okhotsk Subprefecture),
Hokkaido,
Japan
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As of 2004, the town had an estimated
population of 5,925 and a
population density of 37.26 persons per km². The total area was 159.02 km².
On March 31, 2006, Memanbetsu was merged with the village of
Higashimokoto (also from
Abashiri District) to create the new town of
Ōzora.
Memanbetsu's name was derived from the Ainu "Memanpet" meaning "River with a spring"
Transportation
In the area of the former town,
Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) operates two stations along the
Sekihoku Line
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Memambetsu Station
is a railway station on the Sekihoku Main Line in Ōzora, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It is located at the southern end of Lake Abashiri.
Lines
Memambetsu Station is served by the Sekihoku Main Line from ...
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Nishi-Memambetsu Station
is a railway station in Ōzora, Hokkaidō, Japan, operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). It is the closest station to Memanbetsu Airport.
Lines
The Nishi-Memambetsu Station is served by the Sekihoku Main Line from to .
Stati ...
Both are named after the former town.
Memanbetsu Airport is named after the former town.
History
*1890 – Establishment of timber harvesting for the purpose of supplying the match manufacturing industry
*1898 – Agriculture begins, bringing the first extensive settlement of the area
*1912 – With the opening of Memambetsu station on the new railway line between Kitami and Abashiri large numbers of settlers begin arriving and a small village begins to develop
*April 1921 – Memanbetsu is administratively separated from
Abashiri City
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and accorded official village status
*April 1951 – Memanbetsu is accorded official town status
*31 March 2006 – Memanbetsu Town is merged with
Higashimokoto Village (also in Abashiri District) to form the new town of
Ōzora
Climate
References
External links
Internet Archive of Memanbetsu's website
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Dissolved municipalities of Hokkaido