is a

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located in

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Population

As of September 2016, the village has an estimated

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of 1,560. The total area is 437.26 km².

Geography

Shimamaki is located on the southern of the

. The name is derived from the Ainu word "Shuma-ko-mak", which means "Behind rocks".

Neighboring towns

Hiyama Subprefecture is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan located on the Oshima Peninsula on the Sea of Japan The Sea of Japan is the marginal sea between the Japanese archipelago, Sakhalin, the Korean Peninsula, and the mainland of the Russian ...

** Imakane ** Setana *

Oshima Subprefecture is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. As of 2004, it had a population of 456,621 and an area of 3,715.38 km2. Hakodate Airport is located in the City of Hakodate is a Cities of Japan, city and seaports of Japan, port lo ...

** Oshamambe * Shiribeshi Subprefecture ** Kuromatsunai ** Suttsu

History

*1906: The village of Higashishimamaki and the village of Nishishimamaki were founded. *1956: Two villages were merged to form the new village of Shimamaki.

Industries

The main industry of Shimamaki is fishery. Thirty percent of the villagers are engaged in it.Industries of Shimamaki
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Education

* Elementary school ** Shimamaki Elementary School * Junior high school ** Shimamaki Junior High School

References

External links

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Official Website
Villages in Hokkaido Shiribeshi Subprefecture {{Hokkaido-geo-stub