総人口：1,154People (March 31, 2014)。area：571.31 km²。
Origin of place names：Ainu of "Shimokapu (shimokap)：Derived from the very quiet and peaceful upstream of the location. "。
94% of the village area is forest。
In the basin of the peculiar climate of Hokkaido、Summer and winter、Very large of is characterized by the difference between the day and night cold and warm、When the radiation cooling is remarkable、It is also often the lowest temperature drops down to -20 ~ -35 ℃。