Tanno, Hokkaido
Tanno
端野町 | |
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NORTHERN ARC RESORT | |
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Flag Emblem | |
Location of Tanno in Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture) | |
Tanno Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 43°51′N 143°56′E / 43.850°N 143.933°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture) |
| Now part of Kitami | March 5, 2006 |
| Area | |
• Total | 163.50 km2 (63.13 sq mi) |
| Population (December 31, 2005) | |
• Total | 5,496 |
| • Density | 33.61/km2 (87.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 471-1, Niku, Tanno-cho, Tokoro-gun, Hokkaido 099-2192 |
| Website | web |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Rhododendron |
| Tree | Betula platyphylla |
Tanno (端野町, Tanno-chō) was a town located in Tokoro District, Abashiri Subprefecture (now Okhotsk Subprefecture), Hokkaido, Japan.
As of 2005, the town had an estimated population of 5,496 and a density of 33.61 persons per km2. The total area was 163.50 km2. The name comes from the Ainu nufu-un-keshi meaning "edge of the field." The two kanji characters in the name Tanno mean "edge" and "field."[1]
On March 5, 2006, Tanno, along with the towns of Rubeshibe and Tokoro (all from Tokoro District), was merged into the expanded city of Kitami.
External links
- Kitami City website (in Japanese)