| Nayoro | |||||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | City | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 44.3558°N 142.4633°W | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Hokkaido | ||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture) | ||||||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||||||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||||||
| Leader Name: | Takeshi Kato | ||||||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 535.23 | ||||||
| Population Total: | 28,373 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | September 2016 | ||||||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||||
| Timezone1: | JST | ||||||
| Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||||||
| Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||||||
| Blank Info Sec1: | 1-1 Ōdōri Minami, Nayoro-shi, Hokkaido 096-8686 | ||||||
| Blank Name Sec2: | Climate | ||||||
| Blank Info Sec2: | Dfb | ||||||
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is a city in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
, the city has an estimated population of 28,373 and a population density of 53 persons per km2 (140 persons per sq. mi.). The total area is 535.23km2.
On March 27, 2006, the town of Fūren was merged into Nayoro.
The Nayoro Main Line and Shimmei Line used to run from Nayoro Station.
Above are stations located in Nayoro.
Nayoro is linked with National Route 40 linking Wakkanai and southern Hokkaido as well as the Hokkaidō Expressway linking with the island capital of Sapporo. Nayoro is bypassed to the west with the Nayoro Bypass (Route 40) serving two interchanges.
Nayoro has a wet and snowy warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The climate retains warm and sometimes hot summers with very cold winters by Japanese standards, coupled with heavy sea-effect snowfall.
Nayoro's mascot is . He is a mochi alien who loves star watching and collecting toys. He carries a telescope all the time to study the stars. He is designed by Sakiko Yatani from Ebetsu and was named by Ayumi Hagiwara from Sapporo.[1] [2]
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