Abashiri, Hokkaido
Abashiri (網走市 Abashiri-shi) is a city located in Abashiri subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
Abashiri is best known as the site of the Abashiri Prison, a Meiji-era facility used for the incarceration of political prisoners. The old prison has been turned into a museum, but the city's new maximum security prison is still in use.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 42,548 and the density of 90.36 persons per km². The total area is 470.88 km².
Abashiri is located in the eastern part of Abashiri, about 50 kilometers east of Kitami. There are no tall mountains, but there are many hills.
History
- March, 1872 Abashiri Village (アバシリ村) founded, being given the name of Abashiri District in Kitami Province
- 1875 The kanji 網走村 given to Abashiri Village.
- 1902 Abashiri Village, Kitami Town, Isani Village, and Nikuribake Village, all in Abashiri District, merge to form Abashiri Town
- 1915 Notoro Village, Mokoto Village merged
- 1921 Memanbetsu Village (now Memanbetsu Town) split off
- 1931 Boundary with Memanbetsu Town modified
- February 11, 1947 Higashimokoto Village split off. Abashiri Town becomes Abashiri City
External links
- Official website in Japanese
- Wikitravel: Abashiri
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| Abashiri | Hidaka | Hiyama | Iburi | Ishikari | Kamikawa | Kushiro | Nemuro | Oshima | Rumoi | Shiribeshi | Sorachi | Soya | Tokachi | |||
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| Abashiri | Akabira | Asahikawa | Ashibetsu | Bibai | Chitose | Date | Ebetsu | Eniwa | Fukagawa | Furano | Hakodate | Ishikari | Iwamizawa | Kitahiroshima | Kitami | Kushiro | Mikasa | Monbetsu | Muroran | Nayoro | Nemuro | Noboribetsu | Obihiro | Otaru | Rumoi | Sapporo | Shibetsu | Sunagawa | Takikawa | Tomakomai | Utashinai | Wakkanai | Yubari | |||
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