Rumoi (留萌市; -shi) is a city located in Rumoi, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of Rumoi Subprefecture. This article is about the Japanese municipality system. ... Rumoi subprefecture (留萌) is located Hokkaido, Japan Cities Rumoi (capital) Districts Mashike Mashike Rumoi Obira Teshio Enbetsu Horonobe Teshio Tomamae Haboro Shosanbetsu Tomamae Subprefectures Abashiri | Hidaka | Hiyama | Iburi | Ishikari | Kamikawa | Kushiro | Nemuro | Oshima | Rumoi | Shiribeshi | Sorachi | Soya | Tokachi Cities Abashiri | Akabira | Asahikawa | Ashibetsu | Bibai | Chitose | Date | Ebetsu | Eniwa | Fukagawa | Furano... Hokkaido listen? (åæµ·é HokkaidÅ, literal meaning: North Sea Route, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, is the second largest island of Japan. ...
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 27,701 and the density of 93.18 persons per km². The total area is 297.30 km². Jump to: navigation, search 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
The city was founded on October 1, 1947. Jump to: navigation, search October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Hokkaido, the northernmost island of the Japanese archipelago, is the country's 'wild west'.
Colonized by the Japanese only in the last 150 years, its rolling farmland and rugged coasts offer a break from traditional Japan's overload of historic sights, and Hokkaido people are known for their resourcefulness and broad outlook on life.
It was only on our arrival in Rumoi, two hours or so up the coast, that we discovered that he had been on a local errand when he picked us up and had thus embarked on a four hour detour solely to deliver us safely to our destination!