Shimokawa (Hokkaidō)

Shimokawa-chō 下 川 町
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Hokkaidō
Prefecture :	Hokkaidō
Coordinates :	44 ° 18 '  N , 142 ° 38'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 18 '9 "  N , 142 ° 38' 7"  E
Basic data
Surface:	644.20 km²
Residents :	3296 (September 30, 2019)
Population density :	5 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	01468-1
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Sakhalin fir
Flower :	Gentiana triflora var. Japonica
town hall
Address :	Shimokawa Town Hall 63 Sawaimachi Shimokawa- chō , Kamikawa-gun Hokkaidō  098-1206
Website URL:	http://www.town.shimokawa.hokkaido.jp/
Location of Shimokawas in Hokkaido Prefecture

Shimokawa ( Jap. 下川町 , - chō ) is a town in the district of Kamikawa of Kamikawa Subprefecture , Hokkaido , Japan .

geography

Shimokawa is located in the Kitami Mountains , with the city center in the valley of the Nayoro-gawa ( 名 寄 川 ), a tributary of the Teshio-gawa , which connects to the Nayoro Basin ( 名 寄 盆地 , Nayoro-bonchi ) in the west. The highest point is the 1142 m high Wenshiri-dake ( ウ ェ ン シ リ 岳 ), also written Uenshiri-dake ( ウ エ ン シ リ 岳 ), which forms the border between Shimokawa, Nishiokoppe in the northeast and Takinoue in the southeast. Shibetsu lies south of Shimokawa , Nayoro to the west and Ōmu to the north .

traffic

The main road is the national road 239 to Abashiri or Rumoi . A connection to the rail network has not existed since the Nayoro main line was discontinued in 1989 .

education

In Shimokawa there is a primary school, a middle school and a high school with a teaching focus on economics. A special feature is that ski jumping is offered from elementary school to high school, which is why the city has produced many important ski jumpers, e. B. Daiki Itō , Noriaki Kasai and Takanobu Okabe .

Web links

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