title: Naie, Hokkaido
text: # Naie, Hokkaido
  
  Naie (奈井江町, Naie-chō) is a town located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
  
  As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 5,664. The total area is 88.05 $km^2.$
  
  ## Transportation
  
  Naie is linked with the Dōō Expressway or the Dōō Expressway (Hokkaidō Expressway) with its interchange.
  
  ## History
  
  In the past the town flourished as a centre of the coal industry, but its population has since declined sharply.
  
  