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

* Iburi Subprefecture ** Toyoura * Oshima Subprefecture ** Oshamambe * Shiribeshi Subprefecture ** Rankoshi ** Shimamaki ** Suttsu

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, Hokkaido, Hakodate and Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Asahikawa via Sapporo in Hokkaido, Japan. It is one of the trunk lines that is operated by the Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). The Sawa ...

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

Sister city

* Seiyo, Ehime (since 1993)

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
Towns in Hokkaido Kuromatsunai, Hokkaido {{Hokkaido-geo-stub