- Shibetsu, Hokkaidō
Infobox City Japan
Name= Shibetsu City
JapaneseName= 士別市
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Region=Hokkaidō
Prefecture=Hokkaidō (Kamikawa)
District=
Area_km2= 1119.29
PopDate= June 2008
Population= 22,859
Density_km2= 20.4
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LatitudeDegrees= 43
LatitudeMinutes= 33
LatitudeSeconds=
LongtitudeDegrees= 141
LongtitudeMinutes= 55
LongtitudeSeconds=
Tree= Japanese Rowan and Ezo Spruce
Flower= Cosmos and Ezo-murasaki-tsutsuji (Rhododendron dauricum)
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Mayor=Susumu Takariko
CityHallPostalCode= 095-8686
CityHallAddress=4-1, Higashi Roku-jō, Shibetsu-shi, Hokkaidō
CityHallPhone= 0165-23-3121
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.shibetsu.lg.jp/ Shibetsu City] nihongo|Shibetsu|士別市|Shibetsu-shi|Ainu: "Sipet" is a city located in Kamikawa,Hokkaidō ,Japan .As of 2008, the city has an estimated
population of 22,859 and the density of 20.4 persons per km². The total area is 1119.29 km².It is situated by the
Shibetsu River in the north and its valley and is accessed by an expressway which has its northern terminus in the north, which opened its interchange on October 4, 2003 and route 40 The bypass is not yet planned. It is located N of Asahikawa and NNE ofSapporo .The name comes from the Ainu meaning great river.
It has two train stations including one in
Shimoshibetsu .The city was founded on
July 1 ,1954 .Twinnings
*Miyoshi,
Aichi prefecture External links
* [http://www.shibetsu.jp/ Official website]
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