Kamoenai, Hokkaido

Kamoenai 神恵内村
Village
Kamoenai village office
Flag Emblem
Location of Kamoenai in Hokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture)
Kamoenai Location in Japan
Coordinates: 43°9′N 140°26′E / 43.150°N 140.433°E / 43.150; 140.433Coordinates: 43°9′N 140°26′E / 43.150°N 140.433°E / 43.150; 140.433
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaido
Prefecture	Hokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture)
District	Furuu
Government
• Mayor	Masayuki Takahashi
Area
• Total	147.71 km2 (57.03 sq mi)
Population  (September 30, 2016)
• Total	904
• Density	6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	81-4 Kamoenaimura, Kamoenai, Furuu-gun, Hokkaido 045-0301
Website	www.vill.kamoenai.hokkaido.jp
Symbols
Fish	Chum salmon
Tree	Abies sachalinensis

Kamoenai (神恵内村, Kamoenai-mura) is a village located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the second smallest municipality in Hokkaido by population, after Otoineppu.

As of September 2016, the village has an estimated population of 904. The total area is 147.71 km².

Geography[]

Kamoenai is located on the western of the Shakotan Peninsula.

Neighboring towns and village[]

• Tomari
• Furubira
• Shakotan

History[]

Kamoenai was developed by fisheries. Kamoenai Village was merged with Akaishi Village and Sannai Village and became a Second Class Village in 1906.

Education[]

• Kamoenai Elementary School
• Kamoenai Junior High School

External links[]

• Media related to Kamoenai, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Website (in Japanese)

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