Shibecha, Hokkaidō

Shibecha, Hokkaidō

nihongo|Shibecha|標茶町|Shibecha-chō is a town located in Kawakami District, Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaidō of Japan. As of March 31, 2008 it has an estimated population of 8,567 and an area of 1,099.41 km².

From before World War II until recently, a daily siren was sounded at noon throughout the town. It has since been stopped due to complaints from the townspeople.

History

*1923 Kumaushi village (熊牛村) is formed
*1929 Village renamed to Shibecha
*1950 Shibecha village becomes Shibecha town

External links

* [http://www.town.shibecha.hokkaido.jp/ Official website] in Japanese


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