Overview
- Takinoue is a town located in Monbetsu District, Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of December 31, 2011, the town has an estimated population of 3,037 and a population density of 3.96 persons per km². The total area is 766.89 km².
- In the Ainu language, the Takinoue area is called Ponkamuikotan which roughly translates to “Village of the Small Gods.” The name Takinoue, which literally means “Above the Waterfall,” originates from the first Japanese settlers who founded the city upstream from a waterfall.
