Nayoro, Hokkaido
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Nayoro 名寄市 |
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 Location of Nayoro in Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture) |
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 Nayoro
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| Coordinates: 44°21′21″N 142°27′48″E / 44.35583°N 142.46333°ECoordinates: 44°21′21″N 142°27′48″E / 44.35583°N 142.46333°E | ||
| Country | Japan | |
| Region | Hokkaido | |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture) | |
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| • Mayor | Takeshi Kato | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 535.23 km2 (206.65 sq mi) | |
| Population (September 2016) | ||
| • Total | 28,373 | |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) | |
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| • Tree | Japanese white birch | |
| • Flower | Ōbana enreisō (Trillium kamtschaticum) | |
| • Bird | Great spotted woodpecker | |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | |
| City hall address | 1-1 Ōdōri Minami, Nayoro-shi, Hokkaido 096-8686 |
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| Website | www |
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Nayoro (名寄市 Nayoro-shi?, Ainu: Nay Oro meaning "in the middle of the valley") is a city in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of 2016[update], the city has an estimated population of 28,373 and a population density of 53 persons per km2 (140 persons per sq. mi.). The total area is 535.23 km2 (206.65 sq mi).
On March 27, 2006, the town of Fūren (from Kamikawa (Teshio) District) was merged into Nayoro.
Nayoro Main Line and Shimmei Line used to run from Nayoro Station. There was Chitō Station between Nisshin Station and Hokusei Station.
Nayoro is linked with National Route 40 linking Wakkanai and southern Hokkaido as well as the Hokkaidō Expressway linking with the island capital of Sapporo. Nayoro is bypassed to the west with the Nayoro Bypass (Route 40) serving two interchanges.
Nayoro has a wet and snowy warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The climate retains warm and sometimes hot summers with very cold winters by Japanese standards, coupled with heavy sea-effect snowfall.
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