Shinshinotsu, Hokkaido

Shinshinotsu 新篠津村
Village
Location of Shinshinotsu in Hokkaido (Ishikari Subprefecture)
Shinshinotsu Location in Japan
Coordinates: 43°13′N 141°39′E / 43.217°N 141.650°E / 43.217; 141.650Coordinates: 43°13′N 141°39′E / 43.217°N 141.650°E / 43.217; 141.650
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaido
Prefecture	Hokkaido (Ishikari Subprefecture)
District	Ishikari
Government
• Mayor	Kiichi Higashide
Area
• Total	78.24 km2 (30.21 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	3,770
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Sorbus commixta[1]
• Flower	Iris ensata
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City Hall Address	13 Daiyonjusitisenkita, Shinshinotsu, Hokkaido 068-1192
Website	www.vill.shinshinotsu.hokkaido.jp

Shinshinotsu (新篠津村, Shinshinotsu-mura) is a village located in Ishikari District, Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of 2008, the village has an estimated population of 3,770. The total area is 78.24 km².

Geography

Shinshinotsu is the smallest and the only village in Ishikari Subprefecture. Ishikari River flows the east of the village.

Neighbouring multiples

• Ishikari Subprefecture
  • Ebetsu
  • Tobetsu
• Sorachi Subprefecture
  • Iwamizawa
  • Tsukigata

History

• 1895 Shinshinotsu village split off from Shinotsu village (now a part of Ebetsu).
• 1915 Shinshinotsu village became Second Class village.^[2]

Friendship city

• Yubetsu, Hokkaido^[3]

References

External links

• Media related to Shinshinotsu, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
• Shinshinotsu official website (Japanese)