Makubetsu
幕別町 | |
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Town | |
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 |
Makubetsu (幕別町, Makubetsu-chō) is a town located in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
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.
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Mascots
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
- 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
- ^ "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
- Official Website (in Japanese)