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| | Ashibetsu, Hokkaido -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) |
 | | As of 2004, the city has an estimated ((statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn) population of 19,792 and a (The amount per unit size) density of 22.84 persons per (Click link for more info and facts about km²) km². |
 | | The city was once a prosperous (Click link for more info and facts about coal mining) coal mining city, its population exceeding 70,000 at its peak, but its population has fallen since the closing of the coal mines |
 | | 1900 Ashibetsu Village split off of Utashinai Village. |
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