Rumoi

Rumoi City Hall
Rumoi-shi ; 留萌市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Hokkaidō
Prefecture :	Hokkaidō
Coordinates :	43 ° 56 ' N , 141 ° 38' E Coordinates: 43 ° 56 '27 " N , 141 ° 38' 12" E
Basic data
Surface:	297.30 km²
Residents :	20,841 ; (September 30, 2019)
Population density :	70 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	01212-2
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Acacias
Flower :	Azaleas
town hall
Address :	Rumoi City Hall ; 1 - 11 Saiwai-chō; Rumoi -shi ; Hokkaidō 077-8601
Website URL:	http://www.e-rumoi.jp
Location Rumois in Hokkaidō Prefecture

Rumoi ( Japanese 留萌市 , - shi ) is a city and the administrative seat of the Japanese sub-prefecture Rumoi in Hokkaidō prefecture .

geography

It is located in the north of the country on the island of Hokkaidō almost 100 kilometers north of Sapporo and about 50 kilometers west of Asahikawa on the coast of the Sea of Japan .

history

Rumoi was made Shi on October 1, 1947 .

traffic

The Rumoi Station is located on the by JR Hokkaido operated Rumoi Main Line . This leads Fukagawa via Rumoi to Mashike .

The city can be reached via the national roads 231, 232 and 233.

Town twinning

Russia Ulan-Ude , since 1972

sons and daughters of the town

Masaru Satō (1928–1999), composer
Yatarō Watase (* 1960), ski jumper
Yūta Watase (* 1982), ski jumper

Web links

Commons : Rumoi - collection of images, videos and audio files

Life in Rumoi ( Memento from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (English)