Makkari, Hokkaido

Makkari (真狩村, Makkari-mura) is a village located in Abuta District, Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of 2008, the village has an estimated population of 2,323. The total area is 114.43 km².

Geography

Makkari is located on the southern foot of Mount Yōtei. The name is derived from Ainu word "mak-kari-pet", meaning "River which flows around Mount Yōtei".

Neighboring municipalities

• Shiribeshi Subprefecture
  • Kutchan
  • Kyogoku
  • Kimobetsu
  • Niseko
  • Rusutsu
• Iburi Subprefecture
  • Toyoura
  • Toyako

History

• 1897 Makkari Village split off from Abuta Village (now Toyako Town).
• 1901 Kaributo Village (now Niseko Town) was split off from Makkari Village.
• 1906 Makkari Village became a Second Class Village.
• 1910 Makkari Village was transferred from Muroran Subprefecture (now Iburi Subprefecture) to Shiribeshi Subprefecture.
• 1917 Kimobetsu Village (now town) was split off from Makkari Village.
• 1922 Makkaribetsu Village (now Makkari Village) was split off from Makkari Village.
• 1925 Makkari Village changed it name to Rusutsu Village.
• 1941 Makkaribetsu Village change its name to Makkari Village.

Education

• High school
  • Hokkaido Makkari High School
• Junior high school
  • Makkari Junior High School
• Elementary school
  • Makkari Elementary School
  • Ohonai Elementary School

Sister city

• Kanonji, Kagawa (since 1991)

External links

• Media related to Makkari, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
• Makkari official website Template:Ja icon