Utashinai

Utashinai-shi 歌 志 内 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Hokkaidō
Prefecture :	Hokkaidō
Coordinates :	43 ° 12 '  N , 141 ° 47'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 11 '46 "  N , 141 ° 46' 33"  E
Basic data
Surface:	56.0 km²
Residents :	3173 (September 30, 2019)
Population density :	57 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	01227-1
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Rowanberry
Flower :	Roses
town hall
Address :	Utashinai City Hall 5 Aza Honchō Utashinai -shi Hokkaidō  073-0492
Website URL:	http://www.city.utashinai.hokkaido.jp/
Location of Utashinai in Hokkaidō Prefecture

Utashinai ( Japanese 歌 志 内 市 , - shi ) is a city in the Sorachi sub-prefecture on the island of Hokkaidō ( Japan ).

geography

Utashinai is southwest of Asahikawa and northeast of Sapporo .

At the beginning of the 20th century, Utashinai had a population of 7,000 and was known as the coal city. This led to a rapid increase in population, with 10,000 people living in the city during the Meiji- 40s (1907-1916) and 20,000 people during the early Taishō period , which continued even after World War II as of 1948 Peak value of 46,000 inhabitants was reached. From the 1960s onwards, the coal industry was in decline and the population dropped to 10,000 by 1981 and to 5,000 after the Sorachi coal mine closed in March 1995, with a continuing trend.

history

He was appointed Shi on July 1, 1958.

sons and daughters of the town

• Saburi Shin (1909–1982), film actor, director

Neighboring cities and communities

• Ashibetsu
• Akabira
• Sunagawa

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 人口 (German "residents"). In: 歌 志 内 市 ホ ー ム ペ ー ジ (Eng. "Homepage of the City of Utashinai"). Utashinai City, accessed August 14, 2016 (Japanese). 

Web links

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