Higashimokoto, Hokkaido

Higashimokoto (東藻琴村, Higashimokoto-mura) was a village located in Abashiri District, Abashiri Subprefecture (now Okhotsk Subprefecture), Hokkaido, Japan. It was split off from Abashiri Town (now Abashiri City) in 1947.

CountryJapan

TimezoneUTC+09:00 (JST)

City hall address360-1 Higashimokoto-mura, Abashiri-gun, Hokkaido
099-3200

Websiteweb.archive.org/web/20060209050135/http://www.vill.higashimokoto.hokkaido.jp/

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Higashimokoto 東藻琴村
Village
Higashimokoto Shibazakura Park, in May
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Location of Higashimokoto in Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
Higashimokoto Location in Japan
Coordinates: 43°50′41″N 144°17′43″E
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaido
Prefecture	Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
Now part of Ōzora	March 31, 2006
Area
• Total	184.38 km2 (71.19 sq mi)
Population  (2004)
• Total	2,745
• Density	14.89/km2 (38.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	360-1 Higashimokoto-mura, Abashiri-gun, Hokkaido 099-3200
Website	web.archive.org/web/20060209050135/http://www.vill.higashimokoto.hokkaido.jp/
Symbols
Flower	Adonis ramosa Phlox subulata
Tree	Betula platyphylla

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As of 2004, the village has an estimated population of 2,745 and a density of 14.89 persons per km². The total area is 184.38 km².

On March 31, 2006, Higashimokoto was merged with the town of Memanbetsu (also from Abashiri District) to create the new town of Ōzora.