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{{Expand Japanese|date=June 2022}}
[[Image:Oumu in Abashiri Subprefecture.gif|thumb|250px|The location of Ōmu in Abashiri Subprefecture.]]
{{Infobox settlement
[[File:Omu Esashi Hokkaido.JPG|thumb|250px|Aerial view of Ōmu (at bottom edge of picture) with [[Esashi, Hokkaidō (Sōya)|Esashi]] in the distance.]]
| name = Ōmu
{{nihongo|'''Ōmu'''|雄武町|Ōmu-chō}} is a [[towns of Japan|town]] located in [[Monbetsu District, Hokkaidō|Monbetsu District]], [[Abashiri Subprefecture|Abashiri]], [[Hokkaidō Prefecture|Hokkaidō]], [[Japan]].
| official_name =
| native_name = {{nobold|雄武町}}
| native_name_lang = ja
| settlement_type = Town
| other_name =
| image_skyline = Omu Esashi Hokkaido.JPG
| image_caption = Aerial view of Ōmu (at bottom edge of picture) with [[Esashi, Hokkaido (Sōya)|Esashi]] in the distance
| image_flag = Flag of Omu, Hokkaido.svg
| image_seal = Emblem of Ōmu, Hokkaido.svg
| image_map = Omu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
| map_caption = Location of Ōmu in [[Hokkaido]] ([[Okhotsk Subprefecture]])
| pushpin_map = Japan
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|44|35|N|142|58|E|region:JP|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Japan
| subdivision_type1 = [[List of regions of Japan|Region]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Hokkaido]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Prefectures of Japan|Prefecture]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hokkaido]] ([[Okhotsk Subprefecture]])
| subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Japan|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Monbetsu District, Hokkaido|Monbetsu]]
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor
| leader_name1 =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 637.03
| population_total = 4,596
| population_as_of = September 30, 2016
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = [[Japan Standard Time|JST]]
| utc_offset1 = +09:00
| postal_code_type =
| postal_code =
| blank_name_sec1 = City hall address
| blank_info_sec1 =
| blank_name_sec2 = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
| blank_info_sec2 = [[Humid continental climate|Dfb]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.town.oumu.hokkaido.jp/}}
}}


{{Nihongo|'''Ōmu'''|雄武町|Ōmu-chō}} is a [[List of towns in Japan|town]] located in [[Okhotsk Subprefecture]], [[Hokkaido]], [[Japan]].
As of 2008, the town has an estimated [[population]] of 5,132 and a [[population density|density]] of 8.65 persons per km². The total area is 637.03 km².


As of September 2016, the town has an estimated [[population]] of 4,596 and a [[population density]] of 7.2 persons per km². The total area is 637.03 km².{{Citation needed|date=December 2012}}
==External links==
*[http://www.town.oumu.hokkaido.jp/ Official website] in Japanese


==Climate==
{{coord|44|35|N|142|58|E|region:JP_type:city|display=title}}
Omu has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Dfb'') with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October.


The highest temperature ever recorded in Ōmu was {{cvt|35.3|C}} on 17 August 2023.<ref name="extremes" /> The coldest temperature ever recorded was {{cvt|-27.5|C}} on 18 February 1978.<ref name="extremes" />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Omu, Hokkaido}}
[[Category:Towns in Hokkaidō]]


{{Weather box
|collapsed = Y
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
|location = Ōmu (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1942−present)
|Jan high C = -2.5
|Feb high C = -2.1
|Mar high C = 2.1
|Apr high C = 8.6
|May high C = 13.8
|Jun high C = 16.2
|Jul high C = 20.1
|Aug high C = 22.5
|Sep high C = 20.5
|Oct high C = 14.6
|Nov high C = 6.7
|Dec high C = 0.0
|Jan mean C = -5.9
|Feb mean C = -6.1
|Mar mean C = -1.7
|Apr mean C = 4.1
|May mean C = 9.0
|Jun mean C = 12.3
|Jul mean C = 16.5
|Aug mean C = 18.8
|Sep mean C = 16.0
|Oct mean C = 9.8
|Nov mean C = 2.9
|Dec mean C = -3.3
|Jan low C = -10.9
|Feb low C = -11.7
|Mar low C = -6.4
|Apr low C = -0.7
|May low C = 4.0
|Jun low C = 8.4
|Jul low C = 13.2
|Aug low C = 15.2
|Sep low C = 11.2
|Oct low C = 4.6
|Nov low C = -1.4
|Dec low C = -7.7
|Jan record high C = 7.6
|Feb record high C = 12.5
|Mar record high C = 17.3
|Apr record high C = 28.1
|May record high C = 33.4
|Jun record high C = 35.1
|Jul record high C = 35.2
|Aug record high C = 35.3
|Sep record high C = 32.3
|Oct record high C = 25.3
|Nov record high C = 21.5
|Dec record high C = 15.3
|year record high C= 35.2
|Jan record low C = -26.0
|Feb record low C = -27.5
|Mar record low C = -24.8
|Apr record low C = -13.4
|May record low C = -6.2
|Jun record low C = -1.9
|Jul record low C = 1.5
|Aug record low C = 4.8
|Sep record low C = -0.8
|Oct record low C = -5.6
|Nov record low C = -15.1
|Dec record low C = -20.6
|year record low C= -27.5
|Jan avg record high C = 3.8
|Feb avg record high C = 6.1
|Mar avg record high C = 11.6
|Apr avg record high C = 19.8
|May avg record high C = 26.6
|Jun avg record high C = 28.1
|Jul avg record high C = 29.6
|Aug avg record high C = 30.6
|Sep avg record high C = 27.4
|Oct avg record high C = 21.7
|Nov avg record high C = 16.2
|Dec avg record high C = 7.3
|year avg record high C = 32.1
|Jan avg record low C = -18.4
|Feb avg record low C = -19.3
|Mar avg record low C = -14.8
|Apr avg record low C = -6.6
|May avg record low C = -2.2
|Jun avg record low C = 2.4
|Jul avg record low C = 7.7
|Aug avg record low C = 9.8
|Sep avg record low C = 4.9
|Oct avg record low C = -1.3
|Nov avg record low C = -8.6
|Dec avg record low C = -14.9
|year avg record low C = -20.2
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 43.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 36.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 39.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 44.6
|May precipitation mm = 61.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 74.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 115.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 133.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 137.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 92.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 77.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 62.1
|year precipitation mm= 916.5
|Jan rain days = 11.8
|Feb rain days = 10.2
|Mar rain days = 9.5
|Apr rain days = 8.1
|May rain days = 8.1
|Jun rain days = 8.8
|Jul rain days = 9.7
|Aug rain days = 10.1
|Sep rain days = 11.2
|Oct rain days = 10.8
|Nov rain days = 12.9
|Dec rain days = 12.6
|Jan snow cm = 84
|Feb snow cm = 71
|Mar snow cm = 59
|Apr snow cm = 17
|May snow cm = 2
|Jun snow cm = 0
|Jul snow cm = 0
|Aug snow cm = 0
|Sep snow cm = 0
|Oct snow cm = 1
|Nov snow cm = 31
|Dec snow cm = 83
|year snow cm= 343
|Jan snow days = 17.3
|Feb snow days = 14.6
|Mar snow days = 13.9
|Apr snow days = 4.0
|May snow days = 0.3
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0.3
|Nov snow days = 7.4
|Dec snow days = 16.1
|humidity colour = green
|Jan humidity= 77
|Feb humidity= 76
|Mar humidity= 73
|Apr humidity= 71
|May humidity= 77
|Jun humidity= 86
|Jul humidity= 88
|Aug humidity= 85
|Sep humidity= 80
|Oct humidity= 75
|Nov humidity= 76
|Dec humidity= 77
|year humidity= 78
|Jan sun = 94.4
|Feb sun = 115.5
|Mar sun = 159.4
|Apr sun = 177.7
|May sun = 176.0
|Jun sun = 145.7
|Jul sun = 132.5
|Aug sun = 138.9
|Sep sun = 159.9
|Oct sun = 150.6
|Nov sun = 97.9
|Dec sun = 89.9
|year sun= 1638.3
|source 1 = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]]<ref name = "extremes">{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_s.php?prec_no=17&block_no=47405&year=&month=13&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = February 18, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_sfc_ym.php?prec_no=17&block_no=47405&year=&month=12&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = February 18, 2022}}</ref>
|source 2 = Météo Climat<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/mete4-964-1951-2021.php|title=Météo climat stats for Sapporo |publisher=Météo Climat|access-date=1 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/mete8-964-1951-2021.php|title=Météo climat stats for Sapporo |publisher=Météo Climat|access-date=1 March 2022}}</ref>
}}


==Mascot==
{{Hokkaido-geo-stub}}
[[File:Ikurasujiko.png|thumb|left|120px|Ikurasujiko, the town's mascot]]
Ōmu's mascot is {{Nihongo|'''Ikurasujiko'''|いくらすじ子}}. She is a salmon who 3 years old but acts like a mature person. She wears a large bag containing items such as nutrients that enables her to do any talents. Her favorite thing to do is being in an [[onsen]] while watching the clouds and the sea. She likes people who smile at each other. Her favourite foods are beef and seafood. She can survive in both extremely cold and extremely hot conditions. She wears a hat that looks like a parrot. She was unveiled in March 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.town.oumu.hokkaido.jp/soshiki/sangyoshinkoka/koho_kocho/394.html|title=雄武町公認キャラクターが決定しました。|website=Ōmu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://welcome-oumu.hokkaido.jp/2020/05/11/ikurasujiko/|title=初めまして、いくらすじ子です。|website=Ōmu}}</ref>
{{clear|left}}


==References==
[[io:Oumu, Hokkaido]]
{{Reflist}}
[[ja:雄武町]]

[[zh:雄武町]]
==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Omu, Hokkaido|Ōmu, Hokkaidō}}
* [http://www.town.oumu.hokkaido.jp/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}

{{Hokkaido}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Omu, Hokkaido}}
[[Category:Towns in Hokkaido]]

Revision as of 10:56, 17 January 2024

Ōmu
雄武町
Town
Aerial view of Ōmu (at bottom edge of picture) with Esashi in the distance
Aerial view of Ōmu (at bottom edge of picture) with Esashi in the distance
Flag of Ōmu
Flag
Official seal of Ōmu
Seal
Location of Ōmu in Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
Location of Ōmu in Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
Ōmu is located in Japan
Ōmu
Ōmu
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 44°35′N 142°58′E / 44.583°N 142.967°E / 44.583; 142.967
CountryJapan
RegionHokkaido
PrefectureHokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
DistrictMonbetsu
Area
 • Total637.03 km2 (245.96 sq mi)
Population
 (September 30, 2016)
 • Total4,596
 • Density7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.town.oumu.hokkaido.jp

Ōmu (雄武町, Ōmu-chō) is a town located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 4,596 and a population density of 7.2 persons per km². The total area is 637.03 km².[citation needed]

Climate

Omu has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October.

The highest temperature ever recorded in Ōmu was 35.3 °C (95.5 °F) on 17 August 2023.[1] The coldest temperature ever recorded was −27.5 °C (−17.5 °F) on 18 February 1978.[1]

Climate data for Ōmu (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1942−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 7.6
(45.7) 		12.5
(54.5) 		17.3
(63.1) 		28.1
(82.6) 		33.4
(92.1) 		35.1
(95.2) 		35.2
(95.4) 		35.3
(95.5) 		32.3
(90.1) 		25.3
(77.5) 		21.5
(70.7) 		15.3
(59.5) 		35.2
(95.4)
Mean maximum °C (°F) 3.8
(38.8) 		6.1
(43.0) 		11.6
(52.9) 		19.8
(67.6) 		26.6
(79.9) 		28.1
(82.6) 		29.6
(85.3) 		30.6
(87.1) 		27.4
(81.3) 		21.7
(71.1) 		16.2
(61.2) 		7.3
(45.1) 		32.1
(89.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −2.5
(27.5) 		−2.1
(28.2) 		2.1
(35.8) 		8.6
(47.5) 		13.8
(56.8) 		16.2
(61.2) 		20.1
(68.2) 		22.5
(72.5) 		20.5
(68.9) 		14.6
(58.3) 		6.7
(44.1) 		0.0
(32.0) 		10.0
(50.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −5.9
(21.4) 		−6.1
(21.0) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		4.1
(39.4) 		9.0
(48.2) 		12.3
(54.1) 		16.5
(61.7) 		18.8
(65.8) 		16.0
(60.8) 		9.8
(49.6) 		2.9
(37.2) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		6.0
(42.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −10.9
(12.4) 		−11.7
(10.9) 		−6.4
(20.5) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		4.0
(39.2) 		8.4
(47.1) 		13.2
(55.8) 		15.2
(59.4) 		11.2
(52.2) 		4.6
(40.3) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		−7.7
(18.1) 		1.5
(34.7)
Mean minimum °C (°F) −18.4
(−1.1) 		−19.3
(−2.7) 		−14.8
(5.4) 		−6.6
(20.1) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		2.4
(36.3) 		7.7
(45.9) 		9.8
(49.6) 		4.9
(40.8) 		−1.3
(29.7) 		−8.6
(16.5) 		−14.9
(5.2) 		−20.2
(−4.4)
Record low °C (°F) −26.0
(−14.8) 		−27.5
(−17.5) 		−24.8
(−12.6) 		−13.4
(7.9) 		−6.2
(20.8) 		−1.9
(28.6) 		1.5
(34.7) 		4.8
(40.6) 		−0.8
(30.6) 		−5.6
(21.9) 		−15.1
(4.8) 		−20.6
(−5.1) 		−27.5
(−17.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 43.3
(1.70) 		36.0
(1.42) 		39.0
(1.54) 		44.6
(1.76) 		61.1
(2.41) 		74.8
(2.94) 		115.1
(4.53) 		133.8
(5.27) 		137.2
(5.40) 		92.3
(3.63) 		77.4
(3.05) 		62.1
(2.44) 		916.5
(36.08)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 84
(33) 		71
(28) 		59
(23) 		17
(6.7) 		2
(0.8) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		1
(0.4) 		31
(12) 		83
(33) 		343
(135)
Average rainy days 11.8 10.2 9.5 8.1 8.1 8.8 9.7 10.1 11.2 10.8 12.9 12.6 123.8
Average snowy days 17.3 14.6 13.9 4.0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0.3 7.4 16.1 73.9
Average relative humidity (%) 77 76 73 71 77 86 88 85 80 75 76 77 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours 94.4 115.5 159.4 177.7 176.0 145.7 132.5 138.9 159.9 150.6 97.9 89.9 1,638.3
Source 1: Japan Meteorological Agency[1][2]
Source 2: Météo Climat[3][4]

Mascot

Ikurasujiko, the town's mascot

Ōmu's mascot is Ikurasujiko (いくらすじ子). She is a salmon who 3 years old but acts like a mature person. She wears a large bag containing items such as nutrients that enables her to do any talents. Her favorite thing to do is being in an onsen while watching the clouds and the sea. She likes people who smile at each other. Her favourite foods are beef and seafood. She can survive in both extremely cold and extremely hot conditions. She wears a hat that looks like a parrot. She was unveiled in March 2019.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  2. ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Météo climat stats for Sapporo". Météo Climat. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Météo climat stats for Sapporo". Météo Climat. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  5. ^ "雄武町公認キャラクターが決定しました。". Ōmu.
  6. ^ "初めまして、いくらすじ子です。". Ōmu.

External links

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