Shakotan
積丹町 | |
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Town | |
 Cape Kamui, Shakotan, Hokkaidō | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Shakotan in Shiribeshi Subprefecture | |
  Shakotan | |
| Coordinates: 43°18′N 140°36′E / 43.300°N 140.600°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido |
| Area | |
| • Total | 238.20 km2 (91.97 sq mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 24.1 km (15.0 mi) |
| • Width | 18.2 km (11.3 mi) |
| Population (September 30, 2016) | |
| • Total | 2,215 |
| • Density | 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 0135-44-2111 |
| Address | 48 Funama, Bikuni-chō, Shakotan-chō, Shakotan-gun, Hokkaido 046-0292 |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www |
Shakotan (積丹町, Shakotan-chō) is a town located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town had a population of 2,215, and a density of 9.3 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 238.20 square kilometres (91.97 sq mi), and located 90 kilometres (56 mi) west of Sapporo, the capital and economic hub of Hokkaido.[1] Shakotan occupies the north of the Shakotan Peninsula. It was founded in 1869 as part of the short-lived Shiribeshi Province, which was dissolved in 1882 to become Hokkaido.[2][3] Shakotan, along with neighboring Otaru, is home to Japan's only national-level marine sanctuary.[4][5] Shakotan is home to the three great capes of the Shakotan Peninsula: Kamui, Shakotan, and Ōgon.[6]
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- ^ "Shakotan Sightseeing Guide". Shakotan, Hokkaidō: Town of Shakotan. 2005. Retrieved Aug 18, 2012.