Sunagawa | |||
Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
Settlement Type: | City | ||
Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Japan | ||
Coordinates: | 43.5°N 195°W | ||
Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||
Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
Subdivision Name1: | Hokkaido | ||
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||
Subdivision Name2: | Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture) | ||
Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
Leader Name: | Masafumi Yoshioka | ||
Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
Unit Pref: | Metric | ||
Area Total Km2: | 78.69 | ||
Population Total: | 15,340 | ||
Population As Of: | August 15, 2024 | ||
Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
Timezone1: | JST | ||
Utc Offset1: | +09:00 | ||
Blank Name Sec1: | City hall address | ||
Blank Info Sec1: | 1-1 Kita San-chōme, Nishi Roku-jō, Sunagawa-shi, Hokkaido 073-0195 | ||
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is a city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of August 2024, the city has an estimated population of 15,340[1] and a population density of 190 people per km2. The total area is 78.69 km2.
The city was designated as the first "Amenity Town" in Hokkaido in 1984 (Showa 59). As an Amenity Town, Sunagawa contains lot of greenery, such as parks.[2]
Name of Sunagawa is derived from an Ainu word "Ota-ushi-nai", meaning the river near sandy shore.