Monbetsu [city] - Monbetsu

Japanese: 紋別[市] - もんべつ

A city in northern Hokkaido facing the Sea of Okhotsk. It was incorporated as a city in 1954. It is an old fishing port dating back to the Edo period, and after the port was renovated in 1929, it developed into a fishing city. Offshore fishing for pollock and scallop farming, which have been successful since the 200-mile fishing restriction, have been successful, and there is a fishery processing plant. There is a large national forest, and pulpwood production is thriving. The Kounomai mine in the south closed in 1973. Monbetsu Airport is located at the eastern end, and there are flights to New Chitose and Okadama airports. Potatoes, wheat, beans, sugar beets, etc. are also produced. In winter, drift ice from the Sea of Okhotsk comes ashore, and a drift ice festival is held in February. Sightseeing by drift ice icebreaker is also famous. 830.78 ^km2 . 24,750 people (2010).

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Japanese:

北海道北部，オホーツク海に面する市。1954年市制。江戸時代からの古い漁港で，1929年の港湾修築後水産都市に発展した。沖合漁業によるスケトウダラや，200カイリ漁業規制以来取り組んできたホタテガイの栽培漁業が成果を上げており，水産加工場がある。国有林が広く，パルプ材の生産が盛ん。南部の鴻之舞(こうのまい)鉱山は1973年閉山。東端に紋別空港があり，新千歳，丘珠(おかだま)空港への便がある。ジャガイモ，麦類，豆類，テンサイなども産する。冬季オホーツク海の流氷が接岸し，２月には流氷まつりが行われる。流氷砕氷船による観光も有名。830.78km²。２万4750人（2010）。

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