Kamiyūbetsu, Hokkaido

Kamiyūbetsu
上湧別町
かみゆうべつちょう
Kamiyūbetsu Tulip Fair, 2006
Country Japan
RegionHokkaido
PrefectureHokkaido
SubprefectureAbashiri
DistrictMonbetsu
MergedOctober 5, 2009 (2009-10-05)
Area
  Total
161.39 km2 (62.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
  Total
5,841
  Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)

Kamiyūbetsu (上湧別町, Kamiyūbetsu-chō) was a town located in Monbetsu District, Abashiri Subprefecture (now Okhotsk Subprefecture), Hokkaido, Japan.

As of 2007, the town had an estimated population of 5,695 and a population density of 36.3 persons per km2. The total area is 161.39 km2.

On October 1, 2009, Kamiyūbetsu was merged into the town of Yūbetsu; both are in Monbetsu District, Okhotsk Subprefecture.