Utashinai

Also known as Utasinai

is a city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is Japan's smallest city by population.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Utashinai
Settlement.native_name_lang: ja
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Utashinai city hall.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Utashinai city hall
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Utashinai, Hokkaido.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Emblem of Utashinai, Hokkaido.svg
Settlement.image_map: Utashinai in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Utashinai in Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture)
Settlement.pushpin_map: Japan
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Japan
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Japan
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Hokkaido
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture)
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District

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is a city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is Japan's smallest city by population.

== History == Utashinai was formerly a prosperous coal mining city, but its fortunes has declined greatly since the closing of the coal mines. The population peaked at 46,000 in 1948, and has been decreasing every year since.

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