Kurisawa, Hokkaido

Kurisawa (栗沢町, Kurisawa-chō) was a town located in Sorachi District, Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of 2004, the town had an estimated population of 7,009 and a density of 38.97 persons per km². The total area was 179.87 km².

On March 27, 2006, Kurisawa, along with the village of Kita (also from Sorachi District) was merged into the expanded city of Iwamizawa.

Sister city

• Canby, Oregon (from 1987 to present)

External links

• Iwamizawa official website (in Japanese)