is 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
Sorachi Subprefecture
is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, 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 J ...
,
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 lar ...
,
Japan.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated
population
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of 3,207. The total area is 283.21 km
2. Numata's twin city is
Port Hardy
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It is the gateway to Cape Scott Provincial Park, the North ...
,
Canada
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.
Culture
Mascots
Numata's mascots are and . They are snowflake fairies. Pikazo is a blue male snowflake fairy while Sunon-chan is a pink female snowflake fairy.
References
External links
Official Website
Towns in Hokkaido
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