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Makubetsu (幕別町, Makubetsu-chō) is a town located in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
Makubetsu
幕別町 | |
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Town | |
 Makubetsu town hall | |
 Flag  Emblem | |
 Location of Makubetsu in Hokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture) | |
  Makubetsu Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 42°55′N 143°21′E / 42.917°N 143.350°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture) |
| District | Nakagawa (Tokachi) |
| Area | |
• Total | 340.46 km2 (131.45 sq mi) |
| Population (February 29, 2020) | |
• Total | 26,610 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 09:00 (JST) |
| Website | www |
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 27,310 and a density of 80 persons per km2. The total area is 340.46 km2.
On February 6, 2006, the village of Chūrui (from Hiroo District) was merged into Makubetsu.
Makubetsu is the birthplace of park golf, and as of 2006, has no less than ten individual courses.
Mascots
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Makubetsu's mascot is Pao-kun (パオくん) is a blue elephant. He is one of the descendants of Naumann's elephants. His charm points are his trunks, his big ears, his long tusks and his lovely eyes. He is assisted by Kumagera-kun (クマゲラくん) who is a woodpecker from the local park golf course. They both love to play park golfing and eat lily blubs. Pao-kun is unveiled in 1997 while Kumagera-kun is unveiled in 2006.[1][2]
Notable people from Makubetsu
edit- Umeko Ando, Ainu singer and mukkuri player
- Hiromu Arakawa, the author of Fullmetal Alchemist and Silver Spoon
- Chisato Fukushima, track and field sprint athlete
- Miho Takagi, speed skater
- Nana Takagi, speed skater
- Fumio Ueda, former mayor of Sapporo
- Kohei Yamamoto, mountain biker
References
edit- ^ "パオくん (北海道)". Makubetsu.
- ^ "まちキャラ「パオくんとクマゲラくん 幕別町」". Tokachi Mainichi.
External links
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Media related to Makubetsu, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons- Official Website (in Japanese)
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