Abashiri
Abashiri
網走市 | |
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Top: Panorama view of Mount Tento and Lake Abashiri, Second: Abashiri Prison Museum, View of salicornia europaea in Lake Notoro, Third: View of drift ice in Okhotsk Sea, Ainu Moyoro Midden Ruin Park, Bottom: Panorama view of downtown Abashiri (all item from left to right) | |
Location of Abashiri in Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture) | |
| Coordinates: 44°1′N 144°16′E / 44.017°N 144.267°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yōichi Mizutani (since December 2010) |
| Area | |
• Total | 470.94 km2 (181.83 sq mi) |
| Population (February, 2020) | |
• Total | 34,919 |
| • Density | 85.6/km2 (222/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | Higashi Yon-chōme, Minami Roku-jō, Abashiri-shi, Hokkaidō 093-8555 |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Ezo murasaki-tsutsuji (Rhododendron dauricum) |
| Mascot | Nipone (ニポネ) |
| Tree | Katsura |
Abashiri (網走市, Abashiri-shi) is a city located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
Abashiri is known as the site of the Abashiri Prison, a Meiji-era facility used for the incarceration of political prisoners. The old prison has been turned into a museum, but the city's new maximum-security prison is still in use.
As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 40,333 and a density of 85.6 persons per km2 (222 persons per sq. mi.). The total area is 470.94 km2 (181.83 sq mi).