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{{Nihongo|'''Kunneppu'''|訓子府町|Kunneppu-chō}} is a [[List of towns of Japan|town]] located in [[Okhotsk Subprefecture|Okhotsk]], [[Hokkaido]], [[Japan]]. In the [[Ainu language]], ''kunnepu'' means 'black river'.<ref>{{Cite web |title=アイヌ語地名リスト - 環境生活部アイヌ政策推進局アイヌ政策課 |url=https://www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/ks/ass/new_timeilist.html |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp}}</ref>
{{Nihongo|'''Kunneppu'''|訓子府町|Kunneppu-chō}} is a [[List of towns of Japan|town]] located in [[Okhotsk Subprefecture|Okhotsk]], [[Hokkaido]], [[Japan]]. In the [[Ainu language]], ''kunnepu'' means 'black river'.<ref>{{Cite web |title=アイヌ語地名リスト - 環境生活部アイヌ政策推進局アイヌ政策課 |url=https://www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/ks/ass/new_timeilist.html |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp}}</ref>


As of September 2016, the town has an estimated [[population]] of 5,227 and a [[population density|density]] of 27 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area is {{Convert|190.89|km2|sp=us}}.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated [[population]] of 5,227 and a [[population density|density]] of 27 persons per km². The total area is {{Convert|190.89|km2|sp=us}}.


== Research ==
== Research ==

Revision as of 16:07, 22 September 2022

Kunneppu
訓子府町
Town
Kunneppu town hall
Kunneppu town hall
Flag of Kunneppu
Flag
Official seal of Kunneppu
Emblem
Kunneppu is located in Japan
Kunneppu
Kunneppu
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 43°44′N 143°44′E / 43.733°N 143.733°E / 43.733; 143.733
CountryJapan
RegionHokkaido
PrefectureHokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
DistrictTokoro
Area
190.89 km2 (73.70 sq mi)
Population
 (September 30, 2016)
 • Total5,227
 • Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
Websitewww.town.kunneppu.hokkaido.jp

Kunneppu (訓子府町, Kunneppu-chō) is a town located in Okhotsk, Hokkaido, Japan. In the Ainu language, kunnepu means 'black river'.[1]

As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 5,227 and a density of 27 persons per km². The total area is 190.89 square kilometers (73.70 sq mi).

Research

Kunneppu is the site of the Kitami Agricultural Experiment Station, an arm of the Hokkaido Research Organization, that works to create and study plant science and breeding techniques for increased and sustainable food production.[2][3]

Mascots

Meloneppu and Tamaneppu, the town's mascots

Kunneppu's mascots are Meloneppu (めろねっぷ) and Tamaneppu (たまねっぷ).[4]

  • Meloneppu is a melon and onion mouse. Her tail (which is her charm point) resembles a melon vine. She has melon marks which depicted an outline of Hokkaido on her torso and the kanji "訓" on her right ear.
  • Tamaneppu is an mischievous yet fine onion fairy. She is a fairy farmer. She drinks milk to make her body grow. She wears cow-pattern overalls with star buttons. The buttons were made from stars from the sky.

References

  1. ^ "アイヌ語地名リスト - 環境生活部アイヌ政策推進局アイヌ政策課". www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  2. ^ Brazauskas, Gintaras; Statkevičiūtė, Gražina; Jonavičienė, Kristina (2018-04-25). Breeding Grasses and Protein Crops in the Era of Genomics. Springer. p. 125. ISBN 978-3-319-89578-9.
  3. ^ Ando, Tadao; Fujita, Kounosuke; Mae, Tadahiko; Matsumoto, Hideaki; Mori, Satoshi; Sekiya, Jiro (2012-12-06). Plant Nutrition for Sustainable Food Production and Environment: Proceedings of the XIII International Plant Nutrition Colloquium, 13–19 September 1997, Tokyo, Japan. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 591. ISBN 978-94-009-0047-9.
  4. ^ "訓子府町くんねっぷちょうのキャラクター". Kunneppu.

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