Kamisunagawa, Hokkaido
Kamisunagawa (上砂川町, Kamisunagawa-chō) is a town located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
Kamisunagawa 上砂川町 | |
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Town | |
Kamisunagawa Town Hall | |
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![]() Location of Kamisunagawa in Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture) | |
![]() ![]() Kamisunagawa Location in Japan | |
Coordinates: 43°29′N 141°59′E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Hokkaido |
Prefecture | Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture) |
District | Sorachi |
Area | |
• Total | 39.91 km2 (15.41 sq mi) |
Population (September 30, 2016) | |
• Total | 3,278 |
• Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (JST) |
Website | town |
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 3,278. The total area is 39.91 km². There is a microgravity test facility located in Kamisunagawa used for astronomic purposes.
Since 1980, Kamisunagawa has been the sister city of Sparwood in British Columbia, Canada.[1]
History
- 1949 – Kamisunagawa Town split off from the towns of Sunagawa and Utashinai (partial).
- 2009 – Kamisunagawa Town, more specifically its microgravity test facility, becomes the namesake of a crater on 25143 Itokawa, an asteroid visited by Japanese unmanned spacecraft Hayabusa.
Notable people from Kamisunagawa
- Junichi Watanabe, writer
- Ryoko Yamagishi, manga artist
- Ikuro Takahashi, drummer
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References
- https://sparwood.ca. "Sister City | District of Sparwood". District of Sparwood. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
External links
Media related to Kamisunagawa, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons- Official Website (in Japanese)
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