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Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo

Summary

Atsubetsu-ku (厚別区) is one of the ten wards in Sapporo city, Japan. The ward was split from Shiroishi-ku on November 6, 1989.

Atsubetsu
厚別区
Ward
Atsubetsu Ward
Flag of Atsubetsu
Flag
Official seal of Atsubetsu
Seal
Location of Atsubetsu-ku in Sapporo
Location of Atsubetsu-ku in Sapporo
CountryJapan
PrefectureHokkaidō
CitySapporo
EstablishedNovember 6, 1989
Area
[1]
 • Total24.38 km2 (9.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)[2]
 • Total129,176
 Estimation as of August 1, 2009
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Postal004-8612
Address5-3-2 Atsubetsuchuo-ichijo, Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido
WebsiteAtsubetsu Ward Office

History edit

  • 1871: Shiroishi village was founded.[3]
  • 1873: Kamishiroishi village split off from Shiroishi village.
  • 1902: Shiroishi village and kamishiroishi village were merged to form Shiroishi village.
  • 1950: Shiroishi village was merged into Sapporo city.
  • 1972: Sapporo was designated as one of the cities designated by government ordinance and Shiroishi-ku was established.
  • 1989: Atsubetsu-ku split off from Shiroishi-ku.

Transportation edit

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Road edit

Education edit

University edit

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High schools edit

Public edit

  • Hokkaido Sapporo Atsubetsu High School
  • Hokkaido Sapporo Keisei High School
  • Hokkaido Sapporo Higashi Commercial High School

Private edit

  • Hokusei Gakuen University High School

Mascot edit

 
Pikat-kun, the ward's mascot

Atsubetsu's mascot is Pikat-kun (ピカットくん, Pikatto-kun) who is a scarecrow. It resides in Nopporo Forest Park since its discovery on February 4, 2005. It loves to play children in any occasions like festivals and eat festival food. Its favourite colours are yellow, green and blue because they relate to the bright city and its rich nature and clear skies. Its gender and age is still unknown. It is designed by Kumiko Isobata and Nakade Wakana.[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Atsubetsu Ward Office
  2. ^ City of Sapporo statistics Archived 2009-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ History of Shiroishi-ku
  4. ^ "プロフィールと誕生秘話". Atsubetsu.
 
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External links edit

  • Atsubetsu ward office (in Japanese)