*** Welcome to piglix ***

Shintotsukawa, Hokkaido

Shintotsukawa
新十津川町
Town
Flag of Shintotsukawa
Flag
Location of Shintotsukawa in Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture)
Location of Shintotsukawa in Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture)
Shintotsukawa is located in Japan
Shintotsukawa
Shintotsukawa
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 43°33′N 141°53′E / 43.550°N 141.883°E / 43.550; 141.883Coordinates: 43°33′N 141°53′E / 43.550°N 141.883°E / 43.550; 141.883
Country Japan
Region Hokkaido
Prefecture Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture)
District Kabato
Government
 • Mayor Mitsuru Ueda
Area
 • Total 495.62 km2 (191.36 sq mi)
Population (December 2007)
 • Total 7,539
 • Density 15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Symbols
 • Tree Japanese Yew
 • Flower Azalea
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City hall address 301-1 Chūō, Shintotsukawa-chō, Kabato-gun, Hokkaidō
073-1103
Website www.town.shintotsukawa.lg.jp/index.jsp

Shintotsukawa (新十津川町 Shintotsukawa-chō?, "New Totsukawa") is a town located in Kabato District, Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 7,539 and a population density of 15 persons per km². The total area is 495.62 km².

In 1890, the colonists from Totsukawa in Nara Prefecture reclaimed land.



...
Wikipedia

...