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Otobe 乙部町 | |
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Town | |
 Otobe Town hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Otobe inHokkaido (Hiyama Subprefecture) | |
  Otobe Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:41°58′N140°8′E / 41.967°N 140.133°E /41.967; 140.133 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Hiyama Subprefecture) |
| District | Nishi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tsutomu Terashima |
| Area | |
• Total | 162.55 km2 (62.76 sq mi) |
| Population (September 30, 2016) | |
• Total | 3,925 |
| • Density | 24.15/km2 (62.54/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 388 Midoricho, Otobe, Nishi District, Hokkaido 043-0103 |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Lilium |
| Tree | Cryptomeria |
Otobe (乙部町,Otobe-chō) is atown located inHiyama Subprefecture,Hokkaido,Japan.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimatedpopulation of 3,925, and adensity of 24 persons per km2. The total area is 162.55 km2.
Otobe is located on the western of theOshima Peninsula and faces theSea of Japan.
The name came fromAinu word that means "The river with a marsh in its estuary". This river is Hime River, which flows through the town.[1]
Media related toOtobe, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
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