is a

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located in Shiribeshi,

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. As of 24 May 2020 the town had an estimated population of 2,739, and a

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of 7.2 persons per km². The total area of the town is 345.65 km².

Geography

Kuromatsunai is located in the southern part of Shiribeshi Subprefecture and while close to both the

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and the

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, the town itself has no coastline. The Shubuto River and Kuromatsunai River flow through Kuromatsunai. The town, being the northernmost area of Japan in which beech trees grow naturally, has had the beech tree designated a natural treasure.

Neighboring towns and village

* Shiribeshi Subprefecture ** Suttsu ** Rankoshi ** Shimamaki *

Iburi Subprefecture is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Geography Located in south-central Hokkaido, Iburi stretches East-West and North-South. Iburi covers an area of . Iburi borders Oshima Subprefecture to the West, Shiribeshi, Ishikari, ...

** Toyoura *

Oshima Subprefecture is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004 it had a population of 456,621 and an area of 3,715.38 km2. Hakodate Airport is located in the City of Hakodate is a city and port located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hok ...

** Oshamambe

Climate

History

*1902: Kuromatsunai Village becomes a Second Class Village. *1915: Neppu Village becomes a Second Class Village. *1923: Tarukishi Village becomes a Second Class Village. *1955: Kuromatsunai Village, Neppu Village, and a part of Tarukishi Village are merged to form the new village of Miwa. *1959: Miwa Village becomes Miwa Town. *1959: Miwa is renamed Kuromatsunai.

Transportation

Hakodate Main Line The is a railway line connecting the cities of Hakodate and Asahikawa via Sapporo in Hokkaido, Japan. It is one of the trunk lines operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The Sawara Line, a 35 km loop line from Ōnuma to Mo ...

: Kuromatsunai Station - Neppu Station * : Kuromatsunai JCT * : Kuromatsunai JCT - Kuromatsunai-minami IC - Kuromatsunai IC *

Sister city

* Seiyo, Ehime (since 1993)Interaction with Kuromatsunai
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Education

* Junior high schools ** Kuromatsunai Junior High School ** Shiroikawa Junior High School * Elementary schools ** Kuromatsunai Elementary School ** Shiroikawa Elementary School

References

External links

*
Official Website
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