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==Etymology== |
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The name of the town originates from the word "ShakKotan" in the [[Ainu language]]. It is formed from two words, the first, "shak", meaning "summer", and the second, "kotan", meaning "village". <ref name="n">{{cite encyclopedia | encyclopedia = Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) | title = 積丹（町） | url = http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ | access-date = November 22, 2024| year = 2012 | publisher = Shogakukan | location = Tokyo | language = ja | oclc = 153301537 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ | archive-date = 2007-08-25 }}</ref> |
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In the [[Japanese language]] the name of the district is written with ''[[ateji]]'', or [[kanji]] characters used to phonetically represent native or borrowed words. The first, {{linktext|積}}, means to "store" or "accumulate", and the second, {{linktext|丹}}, means "red" or "red earth". The meaning of the written form of Shakotan has no relationship to the meaning of "Shakotan" in the Ainu language. |
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==Geography and climate== |
==Geography and climate== |
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Shakotan (積丹郡, Shakotan-gun) is a district located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 2,947 and a density of 12.37 persons per km2. The total area is 238.20 km2.
Towns and villages in the area include Shakotan.
Etymology
The name of the town originates from the word "ShakKotan" in the Ainu language. It is formed from two words, the first, "shak", meaning "summer", and the second, "kotan", meaning "village". [1]
In the Japanese language the name of the district is written with ateji, or kanji characters used to phonetically represent native or borrowed words. The first, 積, means to "store" or "accumulate", and the second, 丹, means "red" or "red earth". The meaning of the written form of Shakotan has no relationship to the meaning of "Shakotan" in the Ainu language.
Geography and climate
Shakotan District is a peninsula located on the southwestern coast of Hokkaido. The district borders the city of Otaru in the Shiribeshi District to the east and is approximately forty miles from the prefectural capital Sapporo. Shakotan District is characterized by steep mountains as high as 1,300m interspersed with flatlands suitable to farming. Small streams flow down from the mountains feeding small wetlands and ponds.[citation needed]
Shakotan District has a humid continental climate. As with much of Hokkaido, the temperature of the district varies widely, from mild, humid summers to snowy winters.
Economy
The district's economy is dominated by rural farming, commercial fishing, and to a lesser extent, local tourism. Shakotan village is known for its strong sea urchin fishery, although in recent years the government has had to limit public overfishing of urchins. Tourists mainly from Sapporo come to the district for hiking, fishing, and the peninsula's scenery.[citation needed]
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43°17′49″N 140°27′58″E / 43.297°N 140.466°E
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- ^ "積丹（町）". Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved November 22, 2024.