Nakashibetsu, Hokkaido
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Nakashibetsu
中標津町 | |
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Town | |
 Nakashibetsu Town Hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Nakashibetsu in Hokkaido (Nemuro Subprefecture) | |
  Nakashibetsu Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 43°33′N 144°58′E / 43.550°N 144.967°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Nemuro Subprefecture) |
| District | Shibetsu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Minoru Kobayashi |
| Area | |
• Total | 684.98 km2 (264.47 sq mi) |
| Population (March 31, 2014) | |
• Total | 24,014 |
| • Density | 34.73/km2 (90.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 2-22 Maruyama, Nakashibetsu-chō, Shibetsu-gun, Hokkaidō 086-1197 |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | common cuckoo |
| Flower | Gentiana triflora var. japonica |
| Tree | White birch |
Nakashibetsu (中標津町, Nakashibetsu-chō) is a town located in Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of March 31, 2008, it has an estimated population of 23,958, and an area of 684.98 km2.
Nakashibetsu Airport, the easternmost airport in mainland Japan, is located in the town.
History
[edit]- 1901 - Division opening of Nakashibetsu area. Development is begun.
- July 1, 1946 - The village of Nakashibetsu splits from Shibetsu.
- January 1, 1950 - Nakashibetsu Village becomes Nakashibetsu Town.
In 2004, there was an abortive effort to merge Nakashibetsu with the nearby town of Rausu. The new city would have been named "Higashishiretoko", but the plan was defeated in a referendum held in Nakashibetsu.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Nakashibetsu (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
8.9 (48.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
28.2 (82.8) |
36.5 (97.7) |
34.6 (94.3) |
35.2 (95.4) |
35.2 (95.4) |
32.4 (90.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
19.6 (67.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
36.5 (97.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.6 (29.1) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
2.5 (36.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
22.9 (73.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
8.1 (46.6) |
1.1 (34.0) |
10.9 (51.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
3.6 (38.5) |
8.9 (48.0) |
12.6 (54.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
15.7 (60.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
5.8 (42.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.2 (8.2) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
3.7 (38.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
12.7 (54.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
0.5 (33.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −28.7 (−19.7) |
−32.9 (−27.2) |
−26.0 (−14.8) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
1.4 (34.5) |
5.7 (42.3) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−22.2 (−8.0) |
−32.9 (−27.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 44.0 (1.73) |
32.0 (1.26) |
57.5 (2.26) |
84.2 (3.31) |
107.5 (4.23) |
103.9 (4.09) |
121.6 (4.79) |
175.5 (6.91) |
177.2 (6.98) |
134.1 (5.28) |
80.5 (3.17) |
65.8 (2.59) |
1,183.8 (46.61) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 111 (44) |
97 (38) |
92 (36) |
35 (14) |
3 (1.2) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
14 (5.5) |
81 (32) |
433 (170) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.7 | 6.3 | 8.2 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 11.2 | 12.9 | 11.9 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 116.2 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 3 cm) | 15.0 | 13.1 | 11.2 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 10.7 | 56.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 142.7 | 142.8 | 168.2 | 161.9 | 160.3 | 125.7 | 104.6 | 108.4 | 131.4 | 154.3 | 145.0 | 139.5 | 1,681.2 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[1][2] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
External links
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Media related to Nakashibetsu, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons- Official Website (in Japanese)
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