was a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

located in Shizunai District,

Hidaka Subprefecture is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. The west side of the Hidaka mountains occupies most of the area. Hidaka is sparsely populated and has many of Hokkaido's natural resources. The governmental office is located in Urakawa. Hi ...

Hokkaido is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The la ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. As of 2004, the town had an estimated

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of 22,581 and a

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of 28.17 persons per km². The total area was 801.51 km². On March 31, 2006, Shizunai was merged with the town of Mitsuishi (from Mitsuishi District) to create the new town of Shinhidaka (in the newly created

Hidaka District There are 2 districts in Japan with the same name. * Hidaka District, Wakayama * Hidaka District, Hokkaido is a newly created district located in Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of October 31, 2006, the district has an estimated popu ...

). It was the most populous town and was the economic center of

. Nijikken-dōro (二十間道路, lit. road 36 meter in width), the avenue of cherry blossoms, was a major tourist attraction of the town.

Climate

References

External links

Shinhidaka official website
Dissolved municipalities of Hokkaido Shinhidaka, Hokkaido {{Hokkaido-geo-stub