Nanporo, Hokkaido

Nanporo Flag Seal
Location of Nanporo in Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture)
43°4′N 141°39′E / 43.067°N 141.650°E / 43.067; 141.650
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaido
Prefecture	Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture)
District	Sorachi
Area
• Total	81.49 km2 (31.46 sq mi)
Population  (September 30, 2016)
• Total	7,816
• Density	96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Website	www.town.nanporo.hokkaido.jp

Nanporo (南幌町, Nanporo-chō) is a town located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is a bed town of Sapporo.

As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 7,886, and a density of 96 persons per km². The total area is 81.49 km².

Culture

Mascot

Nanporo's mascot is Kyabetti-kun (キャベッチくん, Kyabetchi-kun). He is a cabbage that resembles a healthy child and a sun. He has 200 times of energy.^[1]

References

External links

• Media related to Nanporo, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Website (in Japanese)

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