Wakkanai
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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. It contains Japan's northernmost point, Cape Sōya, from which the Russian island of Sakhalin can be seen.
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Wakkanai
稚内市 | |
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Wakkanai City | |
Coordinates: 45°24′56.4″N 141°40′23″E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Hokkaido |
Prefecture | Hokkaido |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hiroshi Kudo (since May 2011) |
Area | |
• Total | 761.47 km2 (294.01 sq mi) |
Population (August 31, 2023) | |
• Total | 31,195 |
• Density | 72.8/km2 (189/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 | www |
Symbols | |
Flower | Rosa rugosa |
Tree | Sakura, rowan |
As of 31 August 2023, the city has an estimated population of 31,195 and a population density of 72.8 persons per km2 (189 persons per mi2). The total area is 761.47 km2 (294.01 sq mi).[2][3]
Wakkanai is also 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.[4]