Esashi, Hokkaidō (Sōya)

Esashi, Hokkaidō (Sōya)

nihongo|Esashi|枝幸町|Esashi-chō is a town in Esashi District, Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan. As of 2007, its estimated population is 9,641 and its area is 1115.67 km². The name comes from the Ainu word Esaushi, meaning "cape" (in the geographic sense)

History

*1878 Esashi District set up with four villages, Esashi, Tonbetsu, Utanobori and Rebun Village (礼文村, apparently unrelated to the town of Rebun on Rebun Island)
*September, 1891 Town hall for 3 villages set up
*April, 1909 Esashi Village becomes a second-class municipality
*April, 1916 Tonbetsu Village (now Hamatonbetsu Town) split off
*April, 1923 Esashi becomes a first-class municipality
*September, 1939 Utanobori Village (now town) split off
*October, 1947 Esashi becomes a town
*On March 20, 2006, the neighbouring town of Utanobori merged into the town of Esashi.

External links

* [http://www.town.esashi.hokkaido.jp/ Official website] in Japanese
* [http://www.takipedia.org/wiki/Living_in_Esashi-cho_%28Soya_District%2C_Hokkaido%29 Takipedia Article, "Living in Esashi-cho"]


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