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Mori, Hokkaido

Mori
森町
Town
Mori Station with Mount Komagatake in the background
Mori Station with Mount Komagatake in the background
Flag of Mori
Official seal of Mori
The location of Mori in Oshima Subprefecture.
The location of Mori in Oshima Subprefecture.
Mori is located in Japan
Mori
Mori
The location of Mori in Japan
Coordinates: 42°6′N 140°35′E / 42.100°N 140.583°E / 42.100; 140.583
CountryJapan
PrefectureHokkaido
SubprefectureOshima Subprefecture
DistrictKayabe
Government
 • MayorKeizō Kajiya
Area
 • Total
368.27 km2 (142.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2016-09-30)
 • Total
16,299
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Post code
049-2393
Area code01374
Government Office AddressBanchi 1, Aza Gokōmachi 144, Mori-machi, Kayabe-gun, Hokkaidō 049-2393
Government Office Telephone01374-2-2181
Community Identification Number01345-5
ClimateDfb
Websitehttp://www.town.hokkaido-mori.lg.jp/
Symbols
BirdCommon gull
FlowerCherry blossom
TreeChestnut

Mori (森町, Mori-machi) is a town located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

The total area of the town is 368.27 square kilometres (142.19 sq mi). As of September 2016, the town had a population of 16,299, and a population density of 44 persons per km2.[1][2]

Mount Komagatake, an active volcano, is located to the east of Mori, and much of the town is part of Ōnuma Quasi-National Park.[3] Mori is the home of ikameshi, a squid and rice dish invented in the mid-20th century.[4]

  1. ^ 森町 [Town of Mori] (in Japanese). Mori, Hokkaido: Town of Mori. 2012. Retrieved Oct 10, 2012.
  2. ^ "森(町)" [Mori]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference onuma was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ いかめし [Ikameshi] (in Japanese). Mori, Hokkaido, Japan: Ikameshi Abeshoten Co. 2002. Retrieved Dec 6, 2012.

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