Otoineppu, Hokkaidō
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Otoineppu 音威子府村 |
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Otoineppu Village Hall
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 Location of Otoineppu in Hokkaido |
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 Otoineppu
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| Coordinates: 44°44′0″N 142°16′0″E / 44.73333°N 142.26667°ECoordinates: 44°44′0″N 142°16′0″E / 44.73333°N 142.26667°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Hokkaido | ||
| Prefecture | Hokkaido | ||
| Subprefecture | Kamikawa Subprefecture | ||
| District | Nakagawa (Teshio) | ||
| Incorporated | 1909 | ||
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| • Mayor | Masaru Sakon | ||
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| • Total | 275.64 km2 (106.43 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total | 831 | ||
| • Density | 3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Picea glehnii | ||
| - Flower | Moss phlox | ||
| - Bird | Dollarbird | ||
| Phone number | 01656-5-3311 | ||
| Address | 444-1 Otoineppu Otoineppu, Nakagawa-gun Hokkaido 904-2501 |
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Otoineppu (音威子府村 Otoineppu-mura?) is a village located in Nakagawa (Teshio) District, Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of 2013, the village had an estimated population of 831 among 504 households. The total area of Otoineppu is 275.64 square kilometres (106.43 sq mi). Otoineppu designates itself as the "smallest village in Hokkaido".
In the Ainu language "Otoineppu" means "muddy river mouth". The name is probably a reference to muddy appearance of the water at the confluence of the Teshio River and one of its many tributaries, the Otoineppu River.
Otoineppu is a landlocked village at the north of Hokkaido. The village sits at the northern tip of the Nayoro Basin, and is flanked by the Kitami Mountains to the east and the Teshio Mountains to the west. The town covers 275.64 square kilometres (106.43 sq mi), measures 22.2 kilometres (13.8 mi) from east to west and 18.6 kilometres (11.6 mi) from north to south. The village sits at an elevation of 40 metres (130 ft). 80% of the village is covered by forest.
The Teshio River (256 kilometres (159 mi)), the fourth longest river in Japan, flows north through Otoineppu before turning sharply west near the village center. The JR Hokkaido Sōya Main Line and Japan National Route 40 runs along the Teshio River through Otoineppu.
Otoineppu borders on four towns in Hokkaido.
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