Ashibetsu (芦別市, Ashibetsu-shi) is a city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of 1 October 2020, the city had an estimated population of 12,555 and a density of 15 persons per km2.

In both theories the name means Ashibetsu River, which flows through the city.

[1] Per Japanese census data,[7] the population of Ashibetsu has declined precipitously over the past half-century.

[7] Media related to Ashibetsu, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons