Saroma, Hokkaido
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Saroma (佐呂間町, Saroma-chō) is a town in the Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
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Saroma
佐呂間町 | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 44°00′58″N 143°46′46″E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Hokkaido |
Prefecture | Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture) |
District | Tokoro |
Government | |
• Mayor | Harutomo Takeda |
Area | |
• Total | 404.99 km2 (156.37 sq mi) |
Population (January, 2013) | |
• Total | 5,617 |
• Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
City hall address | 3-1, Eidai-chō, Saroma-chō, Tokoro-gun, Hokkaidō 093-0502 |
Climate | Dfb |
Website | www |
Symbols | |
Flower | Rhododendron dauricum (Purple Azalea) |
Mascot | Soluckky (そらっきー) |
Tree | Tilia maximowicziana Shirasawa (Linden) |
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The name comes from the Ainu place name Saro-oma-pet, meaning place of many miscanthus reeds.[1]
As of January, 2013, the town has a population of 5,617 and a population density of 14 persons per km². The total area is 404.99 km².