Country Japan Population 3,553 (30 Sep 2016) Region Hokkaido | Area 224.8 km² Local time Sunday 1:46 PM | |
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Prefecture Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture) Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Website www.town.wassamu.hokkaido.jp Weather 6°C, Wind W at 21 km/h, 32% Humidity District Kamikawa (Teshio) District, Hokkaido | ||
Wassamu (和寒町, Wassamu-chō) is a town located in Kamikawa (Teshio) District, Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
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Map of Wassamu, Kamikawa District, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
As of 2016, the town has an estimated population of 3,553 and a population density of 15.8 persons per km². The total area is 224.83 km².
The town flower is the Katakuri.
Wassamu has 6 schools, a middle school, a high school including the prefectural high school, a post office and a square.
It is linked with the Dōō Expressway at Interchange 12 which was first opened on October 4, 2000 and extended to Kembuchi-Shibetsu on October 4, 2003. Wassamu is also linked by train and Route 40 and prefectural roads 48 and 99.
Notable people from Wassamu
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Wassamu, Hokkaido Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA