Wakkanai

Also known as Wakkanai-shi

thumb|right|290px|Wakkanai City Hall thumb|right|290px|Shore of Wakkanai is a city located in Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Wakkanai is the capital of Sōya Subprefecture. Situated approximately 1,100 km north of Tokyo and 270 km north of Sapporo, it is the northernmost municipality under Japanese administration following the loss of Karafuto (present-day Sakhalin) and the Kuril Islands, with Benten-jima being the northernmost point under Japanese control.

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Wakkanai is a city in northern Hokkaido, Japan, located about 1,100 kilometers north of Tokyo, and serves as the capital of Sōya Subprefecture. It holds significance as Japan's northernmost municipality, a distinction it gained after Japan lost control of Karafuto and the Kuril Islands.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Wakkanai
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Wakkanai montage.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Clockwise from top:
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Wakkanai, Hokkaido.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Emblem of Wakkanai, Hokkaido.svg
Settlement.image_map1: Wakkanai in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Wakkanai in Hokkaido, highlighted in pink
Settlement.pushpin_map: Japan
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption:  
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Japan
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Hokkaido
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Prefecture
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Hokkaido
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Hiroshi Kudo (since May 2011)