Utashinai
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- Utashinai
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- City
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- Utashinai city hall
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- Location of Utashinai in Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture)
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- Japan
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- Location in Japan
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- Japan
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- Hokkaido
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- Prefecture
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- Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture)
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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.