Nanae 七飯町
Town
Japanese transcription(s)
• Hepburn romanization	Nanae-chō
Nanae Town Hall (May 2009)
Flag Seal
The location of Nanae in Oshima Subprefecture.
Nanae Location of Nanae in Japan
Coordinates:41°54′N140°42′E / 41.900°N 140.700°E /41.900; 140.700
Country	Japan
Prefecture	Hokkaido
Subprefecture	Oshima Subprefecture
District	Kameda
Established	1879
Government
• Mayor	Yasuichi Chūgō (安一 中宮)
Area
• Total	216.61 km2 (83.63 sq mi)
Population  (April 30, 2017)
• Total	28,514
• Density	131.64/km2 (340.94/sq mi)
Post code	041-1192
Area code	01337
Official Tree	Japanese Red Pine
Official Flower	Apple
Government Office Address	6-1-1 Hon-chō, Nanae-chō, Kameda-gun, Hokkaidō 041-1192
Government Office Telephone	0138-65-2511
Website	www.town.nanae.hokkaido.jp

Nanae (七飯町,Nanae-chō) is atown located inOshima Subprefecture,Hokkaido,Japan. In April 2017, the town had an estimatedpopulation of 28,514, with 13,639households,^[1] and apopulation density of 130/km² (340/sq mi). The total area is 216.61 km² (83.63 sq mi).

Nanae is at the southern end of theOshima Peninsula, about 16 km (9.9 mi) away fromHakodate.^[2] The name of "Nanae" (七飯) is derived from two former villages, Nanae (七重) and Iida (飯田)

Hokkaidō Koma-ga-take (北海道駒ヶ岳,Hokkaidō Koma-ga-take), a 1,133 m (3,717 ft)stratovolcano, is the highest mountain in the town, located on the town's boundary withMori andShikabe.

Part of theŌnuma Quasi-National Park (大沼国定公園,Ōnuma Kokutei Kōen), including theŌnuma [ja] (大沼) and Konuma (小沼) ponds, is located within the town boundaries of Nanae.^[3]

• 1897: Nanae village and Iida village was merged to form Nanae village.^[4]
• 1902: Nanae village was merged with neighboring villages and became a Second Class Village.
• 1957: Nanae village became Nanae town.

Nanae is served by theJR HokkaidoHakodate Main Line, which linksHakodate withSapporo andAsahikawa.

Formerly, Sawara Branch Line also ran through the town.Ikedaen,Nagareyama Onsen, andChōshiguchi station, three of the stations on the branch line, closed on 12 March 2022.^[5]

Stations of the rail lines located in the town are as the following:

• Hakodate Main Line:Ōnakayama -Nanae -Oshima-Ōno(Hokuto) -Niyama -Ōnuma -Ōnuma-Kōen
• Hakodate Main Line (Sawara Branch Line): Ōnuma -Ikedaen -Nagareyama Onsen -Chōshiguchi

National Route 5, a major highway in the prefecture, runs through the town, connecting it toHakodate and the rest of Hokkaido, includingOtaru andSapporo.

• Hokkaido Nanae High School^[6]

• Nanae Junior High School
• Onakayama Junior High School

• Fujishiro Elementary School
• Nanae Elementary School
• Onakayama Elementary School
• Togeshita Elementary School

• Miki, Kagawa^[7]

• Concord, Massachusetts, United States^[8][9]

• Ōnuma Quasi-National Park

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