Kikonai, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Hokkaido Region, Japan

Geography | Neighboring towns | History | Transport

🇯🇵 Kikonai (木古内町, Kikonai-chō) is a town located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population density of 20 persons per km². The total area is 221.88 km².

Geography Kikonai is located on the south-west of the Oshima Peninsula and faces Tsugaru Strait.

Neighboring towns • Oshima Subprefecture ◦ Hokuto; ◦ Shiriuchi • Hiyama Subprefecture ◦ Kaminokuni; ◦ Assabu.

History • 1902: Kikonai village was founded. • 1942: Kikonai village became Kikonai town. • 2012: Hokkaido Kikonai High School was closed.

Transport Kikonai's station, Kikonai Station, is located at the north end of the Seikan Tunnel, which connects the islands of Hokkaido and Honshū. The town government is actively promoting the development of the Hokkaidō Shinkansen and proposes offering intermodal service on the line.

Matsumae Line used to run from Kikonai but it was abolished in 1988. The section of Esashi Line from Kikonai to Esashi was also abolished in May 2014. • Esashi Line: Kamaya - Izumisawa - Satsukari - Kikonai (- Oshima-Tsuruoka - Yoshibori) • Kaikyō Line: Kikonai.

Asia/Tokyo/Hokkaido 

Kikonai has a population of over 4,448 people. Kikonai also forms part of the wider Oshima Subprefecture which has a population of over 456,621 people. Kikonai is situated near Hakodate.

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Kikonai has links with:

🇯🇵 Tsuruoka, Japan

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North of: 41.683

🇮🇹 Velletri 41.683

🇺🇸 Oswego 41.683

🇹🇷 Edirne 41.684

🇺🇸 Elkhart 41.687

🇮🇹 San Severo 41.691

🇬🇪 Tbilisi 41.693

🇺🇸 Fall River 41.695

🇺🇸 Bolingbrook 41.698

🇺🇸 Barnstable 41.7

🇬🇪 Vake-Saburtalo 41.7

South of: 41.683

🇺🇸 Bristol 41.68

🇨🇳 Sujiatun 41.67

🇺🇸 New Britain 41.667

🇺🇸 Iowa City 41.66

🇺🇸 Toledo 41.655

🇪🇸 Valladolid 41.654

🇪🇸 Zaragoza 41.652

🇺🇸 Monticello 41.65

🇺🇸 Yorkville 41.65

🇧🇬 Kardzhali 41.65

East of: 140.433

🇯🇵 Goshogawara 140.433

🇯🇵 Fukushima 140.467

🇯🇵 Daisen 140.467

🇯🇵 Mito 140.471

🇯🇵 Naka 140.483

🇯🇵 Hitachinaka 140.533

🇯🇵 Date 140.55

🇯🇵 Yokote 140.569

🇯🇵 Hitachi 140.65

🇯🇵 Asahi 140.65

West of: 140.433

🇯🇵 Nihonmatsu 140.417

🇯🇵 Ibaraki 140.392

🇯🇵 Sukagawa 140.367

🇯🇵 Tendō 140.367

🇯🇵 Kōriyama 140.35

🇯🇵 Tōgane 140.35

🇯🇵 Yamagata 140.335

🇮🇩 Merauke 140.333

🇯🇵 Narita 140.317

🇯🇵 Sakura 140.217

Antipodal to Kikonai is: -39.567,-41.683

Locations Near: Kikonai 140.433,41.6833

🇯🇵 Hakodate 140.744,41.787 d: 28.3  

🇯🇵 Muroran 140.972,42.313 d: 83  

🇯🇵 Mutsu 141.183,41.283 d: 76.7  

🇯🇵 Goshogawara 140.433,40.8 d: 98.2  

🇯🇵 Aomori 140.753,40.822 d: 99.5  

🇯🇵 Noboribetsu 141.105,42.409 d: 98  

🇯🇵 Towada 141.2,40.6 d: 136.5  

🇯🇵 Oirase 141.383,40.583 d: 145.9  

🇯🇵 Tomakomai 141.6,42.633 d: 142.9  

🇯🇵 Sannohe 141.25,40.367 d: 161.6  

Antipodal to: Kikonai -39.567,-41.683

🇨🇱 La Reina -33.45,-33.45 d: 18953.3  

🇧🇷 Rio Grande -52.099,-32.041 d: 18471.5  

🇧🇷 Pelotas -52.341,-31.763 d: 18433.2  

🇧🇷 Tubarão -49,-28.467 d: 18315.7  

🇧🇷 Criciúma -49.372,-28.678 d: 18319.2  

🇧🇷 Viamão -51.023,-30.088 d: 18366.8  

🇧🇷 Gravataí -50.983,-29.933 d: 18354.9  

🇧🇷 Alvorada -51.079,-30.001 d: 18355.7  

🇧🇷 Cachoeirinha -51.083,-29.95 d: 18350.9  

🇧🇷 Porto Alegre -51.229,-30.028 d: 18349.8  

Flood Risk: Climate Central 41.6833 140.433

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