Saroma (佐呂間町, Saroma-chō) is a town in the Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. The name comes from the Ainu place name Saro-oma-pet, meaning place of many miscanthus reeds. As of January, 2013, the town has a population of 5,617 and a population density of 14 persons per km². The total area is 404.99 km². Saroma was established in 1894 as part of the Japanese expansion into Hokkaido. The first permanent Japanese settler was Jingorou Suzuki, who homesteaded near present-day Hamasaroma, on Saroma Lake. The following decade saw the establishment of a city hall, a railroad, agricultural zoning, and the building of roads. In 1914, the Saroma area was established as Tofutsu Village. The name changed the next year to Saroma Village. More information...
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