Abiragawa

...Population: 5,504 (1995). Most of the town area is hilly land covered with volcanic ash, with the Abira River flowing south through the center. With the opening of the Hokkaido Colliery and Railway Company's Muroran Line (now the Muroran Main Line) in 1892 and Hayakita Station in 1894, groups from Tottori and Awa settled in the Abira River basin, a tributary of the Abira River, which was blessed with good water supplies.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the Abiragawa River is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…人口5504(1995)。町域の大部分は火山灰に覆われた丘陵地で，中央を安平（あびら）川が南流する。1892年の北海道炭礦鉄道会社室蘭線(現，室蘭本線)の開通と94年の早来駅の開業に伴い，水利の便に恵まれた安平川支流の支安平川流域に鳥取団体，阿波団体の入植が相次いだ。…

※「安平川」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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