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Kutchan
Hokkaidotown
Kutchan
Total population
15,129
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
倶知安町(くっちゃんちょう)は、北海道虻田郡にある町。後志総合振興局所在地。
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves56
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves43
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves32
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves30
- Willow TitPoecile montanus (Conrad von Baldenstein, 1827) · Aves29
- Cinereous TitParus cinereus Vieillot, 1818 · Aves27
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves25
- Brown-eared BulbulHypsipetes amaurotis (Temminck, 1830) · Aves24
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2026-06-2522 km WNW of Shikabe, Japan
- M 5.9 — 2026-03-0919 km NE of Otobe, Japan
- M 4.2 — 2026-01-117 km SW of Abira, Japan
- M 4.4 — 2025-11-017 km NNW of Tomakomai, Japan
- M 4.3 — 2025-10-1217 km NW of Shiraoi, Japan
- M 4.3 — 2025-10-0522 km ESE of Tomakomai, Japan
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here


People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Hokkaido
- Hirafu West Village4.5 mi away
- Kyogoku7 mi away · pop. 2,941
- Niseko7.6 mi away · pop. 5,074
- Kyowa9.2 mi away · pop. 5,772
- Makkari9.9 mi away · pop. 2,045
- Kimobetsu11.5 mi away · pop. 2,156
- Rusutsu12.8 mi away · pop. 1,911
- Akaigawa12.9 mi away · pop. 1,165
- Rankoshi13.3 mi away · pop. 4,568
- Iwanai13.5 mi away · pop. 11,648
- Tomari17.2 mi away · pop. 1,569
- Niki17.3 mi away · pop. 3,180
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Kutchan
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Kutchan, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Official Identifiers
e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan
- JIS code
- 014001
- Population (Wikidata)
- 15,123
- Wikidata
- Q1204596
JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library
- • e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai code via Wikidata P429 (prefecture, municipality)
- • e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429