Hidaka, Hokkaidō

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This article is about the town in Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan. For other places with this name, see Hidaka.

**Hidaka**
**日高町**
Hidaka's location in Hokkaidō (Hidaka), Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaidō
Prefecture	Hokkaidō (Hidaka)
District	Saru
Physical characteristics
Area	992.67 km² (383.27 sq mi)
Population (as of 2005)
Total	14,730
Density	14.84 /km² (38 /sq mi)
Location	42°29′N, 142°4′E
Symbols
Symobl of Hidaka
Hidaka Government Office
Mayor	(三輪茂, ^?)
Address	〒059-2192　 210-1 Monbetsu Honchō, Hidaka-chō, Saru-gun, Hokkaidō
Phone number	01456-2-5131
Official website: Home Page of Hidaka Town

Hidaka (日高町, Hidaka-chō^?) is a town located in Saru District, Hidaka, Hokkaidō, Japan.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Demographics
2 History
3 Sports
4 Art and Culture
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Hidaka town is divided into two wards, which coincide with the former towns of Hidaka and Monbetsu. Biratori lies between the two wards separating them. Hidaka lies in the Hidaka Mountains at a cross road leading to Sapporo, Furano, Obihiro, and Biratori. These crossroads lead to Hidaka and Nisshō passes. Monbetsu ward lies on the coast of the Pacific Ocean at the outlet of the Saru River.

The entire town has an area of 992.67 square kilometres (616,820 mi). Hidaka ward has an area of 563.94 square kilometres (350,420 mi) and Monbetsu ward has an area of 428.73 square kilometres (266,400 mi).^[1]

[edit] Demographics

As of 2005 Hidaka had a population of 14730, of which Hidaka ward and Monbetsu ward had populations of 2,095 and 12,635, respectively. ^[2]

[edit] History

A train line used to run up to Hidaka along the Saru River. The train carried lumber from the logging camps down to the coast. The train line is no longer used.