is a town in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 3,665 in 2016 households, and a population density of 5.5 people per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area of the town is .
Bifuka is located in a valley in the north central region of the island of Hokkaido. The town is surrounded by mountains. The Teshio River flows roughly northwest through Bifuka.
Bifuka borders six other municipalities, which span Kamikawa, Okhotsk, and SÃ Âya subprefectures: Kamikawa Subprefecture
Okhotsk Subprefecture
SÃ Âya Subprefecture
Nakagawa has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) characterized by cold summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nakagawa is 4.7 ðC. The average annual rainfall is 1337 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 18.9 ðC, and lowest in January, at around âÂÂ9.3 ðC.
Per Japanese census data, Bifuka has undergone significant population decline over the past half-century.
The area of Bifuka has been inhabited since the JÃ Âmon period, and was the site of a kotan was built by the Ainu people. On June 1, 1920, Chiebun Village (now part of Nayoro City) was divided, and Shimonayoro Village is renamed Bifuka Village. In the first census on October 1, 1920, Bifuka Village has 2,045 households and 10,991 inhabitants. It was raised to town status on April 1, 1923.
Bifuka has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of eight members. Bifuka, collectively with the other municipalities of Kawakami sub-prefecture, contributes three members to the Hokkaidà  Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Hokkaidà  6th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
The main industries are agriculture, dairy farming, and forestry. Sturgeon, raised in fish farms is a local specialty.
Bifuka has one public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the town government, and one public high school (Hokkaido Bifuka High School) operated by the Hokkaidà  Board of Education. The prefecture also operates a special education school for the handicapped.
JR Hokkaido - SÃ Âya Main Line
The Soya Main Line previous had - - - within Bifuka, but all were closed between 2021 and 2024.
Bifuka's mascot are and . They are pumpkins who are best friends. Both wear hats made of birch trees. However, Bifuka-kun is a green pumpkin who wears a tie that resembled a sturgeon while Mimi-chan is an orange pumpkin who carries a bag that resembled a sturgeon.