Matsumae, Hokkaidō
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This article is about the town in Hokkaido. There is another town with the same name (松前町) in Ehime, see Masaki, Ehime. More information about the feudal Matsumae Han can be found at Matsumae.
Matsumae (松前町; -chō) is a town located in Matsumae District, Oshima, Hokkaidō, Japan. The former home of the Matsumae Han, it has an Edo period castle, Matsumae Castle, the only one in Hokkaidō.
As of 2004, the town has an estimated population of 9,917 and a density of 33.84 persons per km². The total area is 293.09 km².
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- Official website in Japanese
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