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Country
  
Japan

Area
  
449.7 km²

Local time
  
Saturday 2:00 AM

Flower
  
Magnolia kobus

Region
  
Hokkaido

Population
  
4,893 (30 Sep 2016)

District
  
Isoya District, Hokkaido

Rankoshi, Hokkaido httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

City hall address
  
258-5 Rankoshicho, Rankoshi, Isoya-gun, Hokkaido048-1392

Website
  
www.town.rankoshi.hokkaido.jp

Weather
  
0°C, Wind NW at 21 km/h, 77% Humidity

Prefecture
  
Hokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture)

Points of interest
  
Kogane Hot Spring, Mount Mekunnai, Mount Raiden

Rankoshi (蘭越町, Rankoshi-chō) is a town located in Isoya District, Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

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Map of Rankoshi, Isoya District, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

As of 2016, the town has an estimated population of 4,893 and a density of 11 persons per km². The total area is 449.68 km².

Geography

Shiribetsu River flows through Rankoshi to the Sea of Japan. The town is surrounded by Niseko Volcanic Group, which belongs to Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park.

The name is derived from Ainu word "ranko-usi", meaning "Place with many Katsura trees".

  • Mountains: Mount Raiden, Mount Mekunnai, Mount Chisenupuri, Mount Nitonupuri

    • Neighboring towns

  • Shiribeshi Subprefecture
  • Suttsu
  • Kuromatsunai
  • Kutchan
  • Niseko
  • Iwanai
  • Iburi Subprefecture
  • Toyoura

    • History

  • 1909 Minamishiribeshi became a Second Class Village.
  • 1940 Minamishiribeshi became a First Class Village.
  • 1954 Minamishiribeshi Village became Rankoshi Town.
  • 1955 A part of Suttsu Town was merged into Rankoshi Town.

    • Education

  • High school
  • Hokkaido Rankoshi High School
  • Junior high school
  • Rankoshi Junior High School
  • Elementary school
  • Rankoshi Elementary School
  • Kombu Elementary School

    • Transportation

  • Hakodate Main Line: Mena - Rankoshi - Konbu
  • Route 5

    • Sister city

  • Saalfelden, Salzburg, Austria (since 1967)

    • References

    Rankoshi, Hokkaido Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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