Sunagawa, Hokkaido
Sunagawa
砂川市 | |||||||||||
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 Sunagawa Station | |||||||||||
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 Location of Sunagawa in Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture) | |||||||||||
  Sunagawa Location in Japan | |||||||||||
| Coordinates: 43°30′N 141°54′E / 43.500°N 141.900°ECoordinates: 43°30′N 141°54′E / 43.500°N 141.900°E | |||||||||||
| Country | Japan | ||||||||||
| Region | Hokkaido | ||||||||||
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture) | ||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||
| • Mayor | Masafumi Yoshioka | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
| • Total | 78.69 km2 (30.38 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Population (September 30, 2016) | |||||||||||
| • Total | 17,589 | ||||||||||
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) | ||||||||||
| City hall address | 1-1 Kita San-chōme, Nishi Roku-jō, Sunagawa-shi, Hokkaido 073-0195 | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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Sunagawa (砂川市, Sunagawa-shi) is a city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of September 2016, the city has an estimated population of 17,589 and a population density of 220 persons per km². The total area is 78.69 km².
History[]
- 1890 - Nae Village founded.
- 1895 - Nae Village Office opened.
- 1897 - Utashinai Village splits off .
- 1902 - Nae becomes a Second Class Municipality.
- 1903 - Nae Village becomes Sunagawa Village.
- 1907 - Sunagawa becomes a First Class Municipality.
- 1923 - Sunagawa Village becomes Sunagawa Town.
- 1944 - Naie Village splits off.
- 1949 - Kamisunagawa Town splits off.
- July 1, 1958 - Sunagawa Town becomes Sunagawa City.
Education[]
High school[]
- Hokkaido Sunagawa High School.
Transportation[]
- Hakodate Main Line : Toyonuma - Sunagawa
- Hokkaidō Expressway : Naie-Sunagawa IC (Naie) - Sunanaga SA - Takikawa IC (Takikawa)
Notable people from Sunagawa, Hokkaido[]
- Junichi Watanabe (1933–2014), Japanese writer and doctor
- Mitsuya Nagai (born 1968), Japanese mixed martial artist, kickboxer and professional wrestler (Real Name: Hirokazu Nagai, Nihongo: 長井 弘和, Nagai Hirokazu)
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