was a town located in Abashiri District, Abashiri Subprefecture (now Okhotsk Subprefecture), Hokkaido, Japan.
As of 2004, the town had an estimated population of 5,925 and a population density of 37.26 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area was 159.02 km<sup>2</sup>.
On March 31, 2006, Memanbetsu was merged with the village of Higashimokoto (also from Abashiri District) to create the new town of Ã
Âzora.
Memanbetsu's name was derived from the Ainu "Memanpet" meaning "River with a spring"
Transportation
In the area of the former town, Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) operates two stations along the Sekihoku Line:
Both are named after the former town.
Memanbetsu Airport is named after the former town.
History
- 1890 â Establishment of timber harvesting for the purpose of supplying the match manufacturing industry
- 1898 â Agriculture begins, bringing the first extensive settlement of the area
- 1912 â With the opening of Memambetsu station on the new railway line between Kitami and Abashiri large numbers of settlers begin arriving and a small village begins to develop
- April 1921 â Memanbetsu is administratively separated from Abashiri City and accorded official village status
- April 1951 â Memanbetsu is accorded official town status
- 31 March 2006 â Memanbetsu Town is merged with Higashimokoto Village (also in Abashiri District) to form the new town of Ã
Âzora
Climate
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