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| Location of Hidaka in Hokkaidō (Hidaka) | |||
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| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Hokkaidō | ||
| Prefecture | Hokkaidō (Hidaka) | ||
| District | Saru | ||
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| • Mayor | (三輪 茂) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 992.67 km2 (383.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| • Total | 14,730 | ||
| • Density | 14.84/km2 (38.4/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| Phone number | 01456-2-5131 | ||
| Address | 210-1 Monbetsu Honchō, Hidaka-chō, Saru-gun, Hokkaidō 059-2192 |
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| Website | Home Page of Hidaka Town | ||
Hidaka (日高町 Hidaka-chō) is a town located in Saru District, Hidaka, Hokkaidō, Japan.
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Hidaka town is divided into two wards, which coincide with the former towns of Hidaka and Monbetsu. Biratori lies between the two wards separating them. Hidaka lies in the Hidaka Mountains at a cross road leading to Sapporo, Furano, Obihiro, and Biratori. These crossroads lead to Hidaka and Nisshō passes. Monbetsu ward lies on the coast of the Pacific Ocean at the outlet of the Saru River.
A train line used to run up to Hidaka along the Saru River. The train carried lumber from the logging camps down to the coast. The train line is no longer used.
The entire town has an area of 992.67 square kilometres (616,820 mi). Hidaka ward has an area of 563.94 square kilometres (350,420 mi) and Monbetsu ward has an area of 428.73 square kilometres (266,400 mi).[1]
As of 2005 Hidaka had a population of 14730, of which Hidaka ward and Monbetsu ward had populations of 2,095 and 12,635, respectively. [2]
Hidaka also has a ski slope called the Hidaka Skijo, which has 4 chairlifts and an onsen called Kogenso.
There is also a Shonen Shizen no Ie Boys' Nature House.
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