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 Tokoro District

Tokoro District, Hokkaido

is a district located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.As of 2005, the district has an estimated population of 16,291 and a population density of 15 persons per km²...

, Abashiri

Abashiri Subprefecture

is a subprefecture of Hokkaido, Japan. It was renamed from the earlier Abashiri Subprefecture on April 1, 2010. Abashiri Subprefecture was established in 1897.-Naming:Abashiri Prefecture was named after the subprefectural office in Abashiri...

, Hokkaidō

Hokkaido

, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...

, Japan

Japan

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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, the town had an estimated population

Population

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 of 4,885 and a density

Population density

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 of 17.55 persons per km². The total area was 278.29 km².

Well-known people from Tokoro include Olympic curlers Ayumi Onodera

Ayumi Onodera

is a Japanese curler, born November 25, 1978 in Tokoro District, Abashiri Subprefecture, Hokkaidō.- History :Onodera is a member of Team Aomori which was selected to represent Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics...

, Yumie Hayashi

Yumie Hayashi

is a Japanese curler, born April 5, 1978 in Sorachi District, Hokkaidō.- History :Hayashi is a member of Team Aomori which was selected to represent Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics . At the Games she threw third under skip Ayumi Onodera.- References :...

 and Mari Motohashi

Mari Motohashi

is a Japanese curler, born June 10, 1986 in Tokoro District, Abashiri Subprefecture, Hokkaidō.- History :Motohashi was a member of Team Aomori which was selected to represent Japan at the 2006 Winter Olympics . At the 2006 Games she threw Second under skip Ayumi Onodera. She also competed with Team...

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On March 5, 2006 Tokoro, along with the towns of Rubeshibe

Rubeshibe, Hokkaido

originally was a town located in Tokoro District, Abashiri, Hokkaidō, Japan. Since March 5th, 2006 Rubeshibe, along with the towns of Tanno and Tokoro, all from Tokoro District, were merged into the expanded city of Kitami....

 and Tanno

Tanno, Hokkaido

was a town located in Tokoro District, Abashiri, Hokkaidō, Japan.As of 2005, the town had an estimated population of 5,425 and a density of 33 persons per km². The total area was 163.50 km²...

, all from Tokoro District

Tokoro District, Hokkaido

is a district located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.As of 2005, the district has an estimated population of 16,291 and a population density of 15 persons per km²...

, was merged into the expanded city of Kitami

Kitami, Hokkaido

is a city located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the most populous city and the commercial center in the subprefecture, although the subprefectural capital is Abashiri.Kitami is in central Okhotsk Subprefecture. The Kitami Mountains are nearby....

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