Wakkanai, Hokkaidō

Wakkanai, Hokkaidō

Infobox City Japan
Name= Wakkanai
JapaneseName= 稚内市
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Region= Hokkaidō
Prefecture= Hokkaidō
District=
Area_km2= 760.80
PopDate= December 31, 2007
Population= 40,629
Density_km2= 53.63
Coords=
LatitudeDegrees= 45
LatitudeMinutes= 25
LatitudeSeconds=
LongtitudeDegrees= 141
LongtitudeMinutes= 40
LongtitudeSeconds=
Tree= Sakura, Rowan
Flower= Rosa rugosa
Bird=
Symbol
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SymbolDescription= Flag
Mayor=
CityHallPostalCode= 097-8686
CityHallAddress= 3-13-15 Chūō, Wakkanai-shi, Hokkaidō
CityHallPhone= 0162-23-6161
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.wakkanai.hokkaido.jp/ City of Wakkanai]

nihongo|Wakkanai|稚内市|Wakkanai-shi|Ainu: "Yam Wakka Nay" is a city located in Sōya, Hokkaidō. It is the capital of Sōya Subprefecture and the northernmost city in Japan. It contains Japan's northernmost point, Cape Soya. From Cape Soya you can see the (disputed) Russian island, Sakhalin.

As of December 31, 2007, the city has an estimated population of 40,629 and the density of 53.63 persons per km². The total area is 760.80km².

The city was founded on April 1, 1949.

Wakkanai Airport is located in Wakkanai.

Geography

The average yearly temperature in Wakkanai is seven degrees Celsius.Cape Soya is located here.
* Rivers: Koetoi River
* Lakes: Ōnuma

urrounding municipalities

* Hokkaidō
** Toyotomi
** Sarufutsu

Tourist Attraction

Daisuke Matsuzaka Museum is located in Wakkanai. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/preview08/columns/story?columnist=caple_jim&id=3307837 ESPN.com article] ]

ister cities

Japan

* Ishigaki, Okinawa

Outside Japan

* Russian Federation
** Korsakov
** Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
* Philippines
** Baguio City
* United States of America
** Anchorage

References

External links

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* [http://www.city.wakkanai.hokkaido.jp/ Official homepage]
* Wakkanai Air Station [http://6986thrsm.homestead.com/Home.html] [http://www.wakkanaiwasmyhome.citymax.com/]

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