Rusutsu 留寿都村
Village
Rusutsu Village hall
Flag Seal
Location of Rusutsu inHokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture)
Rusutsu Location in Japan
Coordinates:42°44′N140°53′E / 42.733°N 140.883°E /42.733; 140.883
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaido
Prefecture	Hokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture)
District	Abuta
Government
• Mayor	Hisako Satō
Area
• Total	119.92 km2 (46.30 sq mi)
Population  (September 30, 2016)
• Total	1,940
• Density	16.2/km2 (41.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	175 Rusutsu, Rusutsu, Abuta-gun, Hokkaido 048-1731
Website	www.vill.rusutsu.lg.jp
Symbols
Flower	Phlox subulata
Tree	Betula pendula,Japanese elm

Rusutsu (留寿都村,Rusutsu-mura) is avillage located inShiribeshi Subprefecture,Hokkaido,Japan.

As of September 2016^[update], the village has an estimatedpopulation of 1,940. The total area is 119.92 km².

Rusutsu is located on the southern of Shiribeshi Subprefecture. Mount Shiritsu is in the northern of the town.

The name came fromAinu word "Ru-sutu" (ル スト゚), meaning "Road at the foot of the mountain".^[1]

• Iburi Subprefecture
  • Date
  • Toyako
• Shiribeshi Subprefecture
  • Kimobetsu
  • Makkari

• 1897: Makkari Village split off from Abuta Village (now Toyako Town).^[2]
• 1901: Kaributo Village (now Niseko Town) was split off from Makkari Village.
• 1906: Makkari Village became a Second Class Village.
• 1910: Makkari Village was transferred from Muroran Subprefecture (now Iburi Subprefecture) to Shiribeshi Subprefecture.
• 1917: Kimobetsu Village (now town) was split off from Makkari Village.
• 1922: Makkaribetsu Village (now Makkari Village) was split off from Makkari Village.
• 1925: Makkari Village changed its name to Rusutsu Village.

• Yabu, Hyogo, Japan^[3]

Rusutsu is the top producer ofDaikon in Hokkaido. It also producespotato andAsparagus.^[4]

Commercial facilities and companies of Rusutsu are alongRoute 230. There are Sightseeing spots such asRusutsu Resort at a distance from the center of the village.^[5]

• High school
  • Hokkaido Rusutsu High School^[6]
• Junior high school
  • Rusutsu Junior High School
• Elementary school
  • Rusutsu Elementary School

• Kotonofuji Muneyoshi, former sumo wrestler

• Media related toRusutsu, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Website(in Japanese)

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