Cong Population: 1,154 people (31 March 2014). Area: 571.31 km².
Origin of place names: Ainu language: it is derived from the "Shimokapu (shimokap) very quiet and peaceful upstream of the location".
There are 94 percent village ha of forest area.
In the basin of the peculiar climate of Hokkaido, summer and winter, is characterized by the very large temperature differences between day and night, and radiative cooling becomes significant, often minimum temperature drops down to -20 ~ -35 ℃