| Nanae | |
| Native Name: | 七飯町 |
| Native Name Lang: | JP |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Translit Lang1: | Japanese |
| Translit Lang1 Type: | Hepburn romanization |
| Translit Lang1 Info: | Nanae-chō |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Nanae in Japan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name1: | Hokkaido |
| Subdivision Type2: | Subprefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Oshima Subprefecture |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kameda |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Established Date: | 1879 |
| Area Total Km2: | 216.61 |
| Population As Of: | April 30, 2017 |
| Population Total: | 28,514 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 41.9°N 182°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Post code |
| Postal Code: | 041-1192 |
| Area Code: | 01337 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Official Tree |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Japanese Red Pine |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Official Flower |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Apple |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Government Office Address |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 6-1-1 Hon-chō, Nanae-chō, Kameda-gun, Hokkaidō 041-1192 |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Government Office Telephone |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | 0138-65-2511 |
is a town located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. In April 2017, the town had an estimated population of 28,514, with 13,639 households,[1] and a population density of 130PD/km2. The total area is 216.61km2.
Nanae is at the southern end of the Oshima Peninsula, about 16km (10miles) away from Hakodate.[2] The name of is derived from two former villages, and
, a 1133m (3,717feet) stratovolcano, is the highest mountain in the town, located on the town's boundary with Mori and Shikabe.
Part of the, including the (大沼) and Konuma (小沼) ponds, is located within the town boundaries of Nanae.[3]
Nanae is served by the JR Hokkaido Hakodate Main Line, which links Hakodate with Sapporo and Asahikawa.
Formerly, Sawara Branch Line also ran through the town. Ikedaen, Nagareyama Onsen, and Chōshiguchi 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:
National Route 5, a major highway in the prefecture, runs through the town, connecting it to Hakodate and the rest of Hokkaido, including Otaru and Sapporo.
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