Wakkanai
稚内市 | |
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 Location of Wakkanai in Hokkaido, highlighted in pink | |
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  Wakkanai | |
| Coordinates: 45°24′56″N 141°40′23″E / 45.41556°N 141.67306°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hiroshi Kudo (since May 2011) |
| Area | |
• Total | 761.42 km2 (293.99 sq mi) |
| Population (July 31, 2024) | |
• Total | 30,590 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 0162-23-6161 |
| Address | 3-13-15 Chūō, Wakkanai-shi, Hokkaido 097-8686 |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Rosa rugosa |
| Tree | Sakura, rowan |
Wakkanai (稚内市, Wakkanai-shi, Ainu: ヤㇺワッカナィ Yam-wakka-nay meaning "cold water river" or more literally "cold river valley")[1] is a city located in Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of Sōya Subprefecture. Wakkanai is home to Japan's first nursing home built inside the central train station of its city, a novel approach to caring for Japan's growing elderly population that has since been imitated in several other cities.[2]
As of 31 July 2024[update], the city had an estimated population of 30,590 in 17150 households, and a population density of 40 persons per km2.[3] The total area of the city is 761.42 km2 (293.99 sq mi).
- ^ アイヌ語地名リスト [Ainu Language Place Name List] (PDF) (in Japanese). Office of Ainu Measures Promotion, Department of Environment and Lifestyle, Hokkaido Government. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
- ^ "Every Human Intention by Dreux Richard: 9781101871119 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ^ "Wakkanai City official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.