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Hiroo, Hokkaido

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Country
  
Japan

Area
  
596.1 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 12:52 PM

Region
  
Hokkaido

Population
  
8,209 (2008)

District
  
Hiroo District, Hokkaido

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Website
  
www.town.hiroo.hokkaido.jp

Weather
  
0°C, Wind SE at 11 km/h, 70% Humidity

Prefecture
  
Hokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture)

Hiroo (広尾町, Hiroo-chō) is a town located in Hiroo District, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

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Map of Hiroo, Hiroo District, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

As of 2016, the town has an estimated population of 7,182 and a density of 12 persons per km². The total area is 596.14 km².

Hiroo is recognized as the only place in Japan to be designated as a "Santa-Land" from the municipal government of Oslo, Norway.

Notable people from Hiroo

  • Ichiro Nakagawa, politician
  • Yoshio Nakagawa, politician
  • Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi, former sumo wrestler
  • References

    Hiroo, Hokkaido Wikipedia