Fūren, Hokkaido

Fūren

風連町
Fūren 風連町
Town
	Flag Emblem
	Location of Fūren in Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture)
	Fūren Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 44°17′32″N 142°24′51″E / 44.29222°N 142.41417°E
Country	Japan
Region	Hokkaido
Prefecture	Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture)
Now part of Nayoro	27 March 2006
Area
• Total	220.61 km2 (85.18 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	5,234
• Density	23.73/km2 (61.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	1 of 196 West, Fūren-cho, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido; 095-0507
Symbols
Flower	Phlox subulata
Tree	Betula platyphylla

Fūren (風連町, Fūren-chō) was a town located in Kamikawa (Teshio) District, Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of 2004, the town had an estimated population of 5,234 and a density of 23.73 persons per km². The total area was 220.61 km².

On 27 March 2006, Fūren was merged into the expanded city of Nayoro.^[1] Before its dissolution, the town mascot was "Fumi-kun"^{[citation needed]}.

The primary industry in Fūren-chō is wet-rice farming.

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