Kuromatsunai, Hokkaido

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Kuromatsunai
黒松内町
Town
Kuromatsunai Town Hall
Kuromatsunai Town Hall
Location of Kuromatsunai in Hokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture)
Location of Kuromatsunai in Hokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture)
Kuromatsunai is located in Japan
Kuromatsunai
Kuromatsunai
Location in Japan
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Country Japan
Region Hokkaido
Prefecture Hokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture)
District Suttsu
Government
 • Mayor Mitsuru Kamata
Area
 • Total 345.65 km2 (133.46 sq mi)
Population (31 March 2015)
 • Total 3,032
 • Density 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City Hall Address 302-1 Kuromatsunai, Kuromatsunai, Suttsu-gun, Hokkaido
048-0192
Website www.kuromatsunai.com

Kuromatsunai (黒松内町 Kuromatsunai-chō?) is a town located in Suttsu District, Shiribeshi, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of 31 March 2015 the town had an estimated population of 3,032 and a density of 8.8 persons per km². The total area of the town is 345.65 km².

Geography

Kuromatsunai is located in the southern part of Shiribeshi Subprefecture and while close to both the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean the town itself has no coastline. The Shubetsu River flows through Kuromatsunai.

The town, being the northernmost area of Japan in which beech trees grow naturally, has designated the beech a natural treasure.

Neighboring towns and village

History

  • 1902 Kuromatsunai Village becomes a Second Class Village.
  • 1915 Neppu Village becomes a Second Class Village.
  • 1923 Tarukishi Village becomes a Second Class Village.
  • 1955 Kuromatsunai Village, Neppu Village, and a part of Tarukishi Village are merged to form the new village of Miwa.
  • 1959 Miwa Village becomes Miwa Town.
  • 1959 Miwa is renamed Kuromatsunai.

Transportation

Sister city

Education

  • Junior high schools
    • Kuromatsunai Junior High School
    • Shiroikawa Junior High School
  • Elementary schools
    • Kuromatsunai Elementary School
    • Shiroikawa Elementary School

References

External links

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website (Japanese)

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