Hamatonbetsu, Hokkaidō
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Hamatonbetsu (浜頓別町; -chō) is a town located in Esashi District, Soya, Hokkaidō, Japan.
As of 2004, the town has an estimated population of 4,639 and a density of 11.55 persons per km². The total area is 401.56 km².
Hamatonbetsu's local economy depends mainly on dairy farming and a sea harvest of salmon, scallops, and crab.
Hamatonbetsu's claim to fame is its freshwater Lake Kutcharo, a world famous wetlands area home to thousands of swans making their winter migration from northern Siberia to the southern climate of Japan.
[edit] External links
- Official website in Japanese
- Takipedia:Living in Hamatonbetsu-cho
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