Samani Chō
Samani is a town of 4,400 people in Hidaka, Hokkaido. The entire area is designated as a Global Geopark by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization as Mt. Apoi Geopark.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Pinneshiri and Horomangawa No.3 Dam.
Mount Pinneshiri
Peak
Pinneshiri is a mountain located in the Hidaka Mountains, Hokkaidō, Japan. The mountain is made from ultramafic rock of unknown age.
Horomangawa No.3 Dam
Dam
Photo: Highten31, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Horomangawa No.3 Dam is a gravity dam located in Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for power production. The catchment area of the dam is 147 km2. Horomangawa No.3 Dam is situated 4 km south of Samani Chō.
Samani Chō
- Type: Locality with 4,810 residents
- Also known as: “Samani Cho”, “Samani-chō”, “Samani-machi”, “Samani-mura”, “Shamani”, and “Shamani-machi”
- Location: Samani district, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
42.1579° or 42° 9′ 29″ northLongitude
143.0568° or 143° 3′ 24″ eastPopulation
4,810Elevation
596 metres (1,955 feet)Open location code
8RJ55354+5PGeoNames ID
2128332
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In Other Languages
“Samani Chō” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “さまにちょう”
- Japanese: “サマニチョウ”
- Japanese: “様似町”
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