Rumoi, Hokkaido
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is a city
located in Rumoi
, Hokkaidō
, Japan
. It is the capital of Rumoi Subprefecture.
As of 2008, the city has an estimated population
of 26,017 and the density
of 87.5 persons per km². The total area is 297.44 km².
The city was founded on October 1, 1947.
Cities of Japan
||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...
located in Rumoi
Rumoi Subprefecture
is a subprefecture of Hokkaidō, Japan. As of 2004, it had a population of 63,406 and an area of 4,019.97km².-Towns and villages by district:* Mashike District** Mashike* Rumoi District** Obira* Teshio District** Enbetsu** Horonobe** Teshio...
, Hokkaidō
Hokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is the capital of Rumoi Subprefecture.
As of 2008, the city has an estimated population
Population
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of 26,017 and the density
Population density
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of 87.5 persons per km². The total area is 297.44 km².
The city was founded on October 1, 1947.