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Country
  
Japan

District
  
Kamiiso

Official Tree
  
Cryptomeria

Area
  
221.9 km²

Local time
  
Tuesday 2:35 AM

Area code
  
01392

Subprefecture
  
Oshima Subprefecture

Post code
  
049-0422

Official Flower
  
Rhododendron

Population
  
5,531 (31 Mar 2009)

Prefecture
  
Hokkaido Prefecture

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Weather
  
2°C, Wind E at 21 km/h, 91% Humidity

Kikonai (木古内町, Kikonai-chō) is a town located in Kamiiso District, Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

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Map of Kikonai, Kamiiso District, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

As of 2016, the town has an estimated population of 4,448 and a density of 20 persons per km². The total area is 221.88 km².

Geography

Kikonai is located on the southwest of the Oshima Peninsula and faces Tsugaru Strait.

Neighboring towns

  • Oshima Subprefecture
  • Hokuto
  • Shiriuchi
  • Hiyama Subprefecture
  • Kaminokuni
  • Assabu

    • History

  • 1902 Kikonai village was founded.
  • 1942 Kikonai village became Kikonai town.
  • 2012 Hokkaido Kikonai High School was closed.

    • Transportation

    Kikonai's station, Kikonai Station, is located at the north end of the Seikan Tunnel, which connects the islands of Hokkaido and Honshū. The town government is actively promoting the development of the Hokkaidō Shinkansen and proposes offering intermodal service on the line.

    Matsumae Line used to run from Kikonai but it was abolished in 1988. The section of Esashi Line from Kikonai to Esashi was also abolished in May 2014.

  • Esashi Line: Kamaya - Izumisawa - Satsukari - Kikonai ( - Oshima-Tsuruoka - Yoshibori)
  • Kaikyō Line: Kikonai

    • Sister city

  • Tsuruoka, Yamagata (since 1989)

    • References

    Kikonai, Hokkaido Wikipedia
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