Embetsu (Hokkaidō)

Embetsu-chō 遠 別 町
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Hokkaidō
Prefecture :	Hokkaidō
Coordinates :	44 ° 43 '  N , 141 ° 48'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 43 '20 "  N , 141 ° 47' 33"  E
Basic data
Surface:	590.86 km²
Residents :	2650 (September 30, 2019)
Population density :	4 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	01486-9
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Betula platyphylla var. Japonica
Flower :	azalea
town hall
Address :	Embetsu Town Hall 3 - 37 Aza Honchō Embetsu - chō , Teshio-gun Hokkaidō  098-3543
Website URL:	www.town.embetsu.hokkaido.jp
Location Embetsus in Hokkaido Prefecture

Embetsu ( Japanese 遠 別 町 , - chō ) is a small town in Teshio County in the Rumoi sub-prefecture on Hokkaidō .

geography

Within the city limits is the 1,032 m high mountain Pisshiri ( ピ ッ シ リ 山 ), Ainu for "mountain of stones", which at the same time forms the border between Embetsu, Haboro , Horokanai .

Embetsu is traversed by the eponymous river that gives it its name.

history

The village of Shosambetsu as an independent municipality was created on April 1, 1903 as a spin-off from the village of Teshio . On April 1, 1919, it was appointed to the 2nd class community and on April 1, 1949 to the Chō.

Attractions

Embetsu has the Asahi Onsen (( 温泉 ) with a temperature of 29.4 ° C.

traffic

Embetsu is connected to the national road 232 to Teshio and Rumoi . Prefecture streets that cross the town limits are prefecture streets 119, 256, 393, 688, 741, 826, 854 and 971.

All previous train connections to Embetsu have been discontinued. The state JNR's Haboro line to Rumoi and Horonobe , which was completely closed in 1987 , stopped at Utakoshi, Teshio-Kanaura, Embetsu, Keimei station and Marumatsu station. The Haboro line was originally used to transport coal.

economy

The main industries of Embetsu are fishing, agriculture, dairy and forestry. The city lies on the northern limit of rice cultivation.

education

In Embetsu there is the primary school Embetsu, the middle school Embetsu and the agricultural high school Hokkaidō-Embetsu ( 北海道 遠 別 農業 高等学校 , Hokkaidō Embetsu nōgyō kōtō gakkō ).

Town twinning

The twin town of Embetsu is Castlegar in the Canadian province of British Columbia .

Neighboring cities and communities

• Rumoi sub-prefecture:
  • Teshio
  • Haboro
  • Shosambetsu
• Kamikawa Sub-Prefecture :
  • Nakagawa
• Sorachi Sub-Prefecture :
  • Horokanai

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ピ ッ シ リ 山 ・ 双龍 の 滝 . (No longer available online.) MLIT , archived from the original on January 5, 2013 ; Retrieved May 3, 2009 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Ⅰ 概況 . (No longer available online.) Rumoi Sub-Prefecture, p. 4 , archived from the original on August 13, 2016 ; Retrieved August 14, 2016 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  

Web links

Commons : Embetsu  - collection of images, videos and audio files