Monbetsu, Hokkaido (Hidaka)
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was a town
Towns of Japan
A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...

 located in Saru District
Saru District, Hokkaido
is a district located in Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 21,190 and a density of 12.21 persons per km²...

, Hidaka
Hidaka Subprefecture
is a subprefecture of Hokkaidō, Japan. The west side of the Hidaka mountains occupies most of the area. Hidaka is sparsely populated and has many of Hokkaidō's natural resources...

, Hokkaidō, Japan
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Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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On March 1, 2006 Monbetsu was merged into the expanded town of Hidaka
Hidaka, Hokkaido
is a town located in Saru District, Hidaka, Hokkaidō, Japan.-Geography:Hidaka town is divided into two wards, which coincide with the former towns of Hidaka and Monbetsu. Biratori lies between the two wards separating them. Hidaka lies in the Hidaka Mountains at a cross road leading to Sapporo,...

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As of 2004, the town had an estimated population
Population
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 of 12,836 and a density
Population density
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of 29.94 persons per km². The total area was 428.73 km².
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