Sōbetsu-chō

town in Usu District, Hokkaido, Japan
Place town_of_japan Q670712
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Sōbetsu-chō

Summary

Sōbetsu-chō is a town of Japan[1]. Sōbetsu-chō ranks in the top 8% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sōbetsu-chō is located in Usu district[3].
  • Sōbetsu-chō is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Sōbetsu-chō's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[5].
  • Sōbetsu-chō's shares border with is recorded as Noboribetsu[6].
  • Sōbetsu-chō's shares border with is recorded as Date[7].
  • Sōbetsu-chō's shares border with is recorded as Tōyako-chō[8].
  • Sōbetsu-chō's shares border with is recorded as Shiraoi[9].
  • Sōbetsu-chō's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kemijärvi[10].
  • Sōbetsu-chō's Commons category is recorded as Sobetsu, Hokkaido[11].
  • Sōbetsu-chō's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+09:00[12].
  • April 1, 1915 marks the founding of Sōbetsu-chō[13].
  • January 1, 1962 marks the founding of Sōbetsu-chō[14].
  • Sōbetsu-chō's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.55225, 'lon': 140.88608333333335}[15].
  • Sōbetsu-chō's official website is recorded as https://www.town.sobetsu.lg.jp/[16].
  • Sōbetsu-chō's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sobetsu, Hokkaido[17].
  • Sōbetsu-chō has a population of {'amount': '+2428'}[18].
  • Sōbetsu-chō has a population of {'amount': '+2922'}[19].
  • Sōbetsu-chō has a population of {'amount': '+3232'}[20].
  • Sōbetsu-chō's replaced by is recorded as Ōtaki[21].
  • Sōbetsu-chō's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '壮瞥町'}[22].
  • Sōbetsu-chō's legal form is recorded as ordinary local public entity[23].
  • Sōbetsu-chō's name in kana is recorded as そうべつちょう[24].
  • Sōbetsu-chō covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+205.01'}[25].
  • Sōbetsu-chō's transliteration or transcription is recorded as Sōbetsu-chō[26].
  • Sōbetsu-chō's associated electoral district is recorded as Hokkaido 9th district[27].

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Geography

Sōbetsu-chō is in the country of Japan[4]. Sōbetsu-chō is located in Usu district[3].

Physical Characteristics

Sōbetsu-chō covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+205.01'}[25]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2428'}[18], {'amount': '+2922'}[19], and {'amount': '+3232'}[20].

Designation and Status

Sōbetsu-chō's instance of is recorded as town of Japan[5].

History and Context

Recorded inception include April 1, 1915[13] and January 1, 1962[14].

Why It Matters

Sōbetsu-chō ranks in the top 8% of town_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month).[2] Sōbetsu-chō has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Sōbetsu-chō is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . pref.hokkaido.lg.jp. Retrieved . pref.hokkaido.lg.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . e-stat.go.jp. Retrieved . e-stat.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . gsi.go.jp. gsi.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . BS 4812:1972. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Sobetsu, Hokkaido
    Transliteration or transcription Sōbetsu-chō
    Instance of town of Japan
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Usu district
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:سوبیٹسو، ہوکائیڈو]]"
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