Chūrui-shiroganemachi

Chūrui-shiroganemachi is a locality in , , . Chūrui-shiroganemachi is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chūrui Naumann Elephant Museum and Roadside station Churui.

Museum
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The opened in , Hokkaidō, Japan in 1988. It commemorates the chance discovery of a fossilized Naumann's elephant in Chūrui, now Makubetsu, on 26 July 1969, during construction work on a farm road: the youth who unearthed the initial piece with his pickaxe crying out "this is an elephant's tooth".

Photo: Him56, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taiki.

Town
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is a town located in , Hokkaidō, . As of 31 December 2025, the town had an estimated population of 5,168 in 2792 households, and a population density of 6 people per km2. The total area of the town is 815.67 km2. is situated 8 km south of Chūrui-shiroganemachi.

Chūrui-shiroganemachi

Latitude
42.56203° or 42° 33′ 43″ north
Longitude
143.30455° or 143° 18′ 16″ east
Elevation
91 metres (299 feet)
Open location code
8RJ5H863+RR
Geo­Names ID
11559179
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In Other Languages

“Chūrui-shiroganemachi” goes by many names.
  • Japanese: “ちゅうるいしろがねまち”
  • Japanese: “チュウルイシロガネマチ”
  • Japanese: “忠類白銀町”

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