Wassamu, Hokkaido
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is a town
Towns of Japan
A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...

 located in Kamikawa (Teshio) District
Kamikawa (Teshio) District, Hokkaido
is a district located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan. Confusingly, there is a district of the same name, Kamikawa District, in the same subprefecture. When Hokkaidō was divided into provinces and districts, this district was placed under Teshio Province...

, Kamikawa
Kamikawa Subprefecture
is a subprefecture of Hokkaidō, Japan. The name is derived from Kamikawa no hitobito no Shūraku , a translation of the Ainu Peni Unguri Kotan. Settlement began in 1867...

, Hokkaidō, Japan
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.

As of 2007, the town has an estimated population
Population
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 of 4,164 and a density
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 of 19.60 persons per km². The total area is 224.83 km².

The town flower is the Katakuri.

Wassamu has 6 schools, a middle school, a high school including the prefectural high school, a post office and a square.

It is linked with the Dōō Expressway
Doo Expressway
The is a national expressway in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is owned and operated by East Nippon Expressway Company.-Naming:The expressway is named the Dōō Expressway in Japanese, however its official English name is the Hokkaidō Expressway...

 at Interchange 12 which was first opened on October 4, 2000
October 2000
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 and extended to Kembuchi-Shibetsu on October 4, 2003
October 2003
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. Wassamu is also linked by train and Route 40 and prefectural routes/roads? 48 and 99.

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