Kunneppu, Hokkaido Explained

Kunneppu
Native Name Lang:ja
Settlement Type:Town
Seal Type:Emblem
Pushpin Map:Japan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Japan
Coordinates:43.7333°N 187°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Japan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Hokkaido
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Tokoro
Extinct Title:Now part of
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Vice Mayor
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:190.89
Population Total:5,227
Population As Of:September 30, 2016
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:JST
Utc Offset1:+09:00
Blank Name Sec1:City hall address

is a town located in Okhotsk, Hokkaido, Japan. In the Ainu language, kunnepu means 'black river'.[1]

As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 5,227 and a density of 27 persons per km2. The total area is 190.89km2.

Research

Kunneppu is the site of the Kitami Agricultural Experiment Station, an arm of the Hokkaido Research Organization, that works to create and study plant science and breeding techniques for increased and sustainable food production.[2] [3]

Mascots

Kunneppu's mascots are and .[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: アイヌ語地名リスト - 環境生活部アイヌ政策推進局アイヌ政策課 . 2022-07-01 . www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp.
  2. Book: Brazauskas . Gintaras . Breeding Grasses and Protein Crops in the Era of Genomics . Statkevičiūtė . Gražina . Jonavičienė . Kristina . 2018-04-25 . Springer . 978-3-319-89578-9 . 125 . en.
  3. Book: Ando . Tadao . Plant Nutrition for Sustainable Food Production and Environment: Proceedings of the XIII International Plant Nutrition Colloquium, 13–19 September 1997, Tokyo, Japan . Fujita . Kounosuke . Mae . Tadahiko . Matsumoto . Hideaki . Mori . Satoshi . Sekiya . Jiro . 2012-12-06 . Springer Science & Business Media . 978-94-009-0047-9 . 591 . en.
  4. Web site: 訓子府町くんねっぷちょうのキャラクター. Kunneppu.