Hamanaka, Hokkaido

Hamanaka (浜中町, Hamanaka-chō) is a town located in Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.[1]

Hamanaka

浜中町
Town
Hamanaka town hall
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Location of Hamanaka in Hokkaido (Kushiro Subprefecture)
Hamanaka
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 43°5′N 145°8′E
CountryJapan
RegionHokkaido
PrefectureHokkaido (Kushiro Subprefecture)
DistrictAkkeshi
Area
  Total427.68 km2 (165.13 sq mi)
Population
 (September 30, 2016)
  Total6,120
  Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (JST)
Websitetownhamanaka.jp

As of September 30, 2016, it has an estimated population of 6,120 and an area of 427.68 km².

History

  • 1906: Hamanaka Village is formed.
  • 1963: Hamanaka Village becomes Hamanaka Town.

Noble people

  • Monkey Punch (Japanese manga artist Kazuhiko Katō (加藤一彦 Katō Kazuhiko).
gollark: Lead doesn't actually exist. It's a government conspiracy.
gollark: Memetic enough for you?
gollark: How do you know if a meme is unironic or not?
gollark: I'm not sure about "deserve", and I'm not sure if it is actually a jail-time-causing thing, but there was that thing where he tweeted about Tesla's share price.
gollark: Is there other stuff other than the share price tweet thing?

References

  1. "Hamanaka, Hokkaido". Latitude.to.


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