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{{Infobox city Japan
{{Infobox settlement
| name= Kimobetsu
| name = Kimobetsu
| official_name =
| JapaneseName= 喜茂別町
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| mayor=Noriaki Sugawara
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{{Nihongo|'''Kimobetsu'''|喜茂別町|Kimobetsu-chō}} is a [[List of towns in Japan|town]] located in [[Abuta District, Hokkaido|Abuta District]], [[Shiribeshi Subprefecture]], [[Hokkaido]], [[Japan]].
{{Nihongo|'''Kimobetsu'''|喜茂別町|Kimobetsu-chō}} is a [[List of towns in Japan|town]] located in [[Shiribeshi Subprefecture]], [[Hokkaido]], [[Japan]].


As of 2008, the town has an estimated [[population]] of 2,580 and a [[population density]] of 14 persons per km². The total area is 189.51&nbsp;km².
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated [[population]] of 2,286 and a [[population density]] of 12 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area is 189.51&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.


==Geography==
==Geography==
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The name derived from [[Ainu language|Ainu]] word "kim-o-pet", meaning "The river in the mountain".
The name derived from [[Ainu language|Ainu]] word "kim-o-pet", meaning "The river in the mountain".
* Mountains: [[Mount Yōtei]], Mount Shiribetsu
* Mountains: [[Mount Yōtei]], [[Mount Shiribetsu]]
* Rivers: [[Shiribetsu River]], Kimobetsu River
* Rivers: [[Shiribetsu River]], Kimobetsu River


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** [[Date, Hokkaido|Date]]
** [[Date, Hokkaido|Date]]


==History==
===Climate===
Due to its mountainous location, Kimobetsu has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Koppen]] ''Dfb''). Summers are generally warm and wet, while winters are cold and extremely snowy.
*1897 Makkari Village split off from Abuta Village (now Toyako Town).<ref>[http://www.vill.rusutsu.lg.jp/hotnews/detail/00000262.html History of Rusutsu]</ref>
*1901 Kaributo Village (now Niseko Town) was split off from Makkari Village.
*1906 Makkari Village became a Second Class Village.
*1910 Makkari Village was transferred from Muroran Subprefecture (now Iburi Subprefecture) to Shiribeshi Subprefecture.
*1917 Kimobetsu Village (now town) was split off from Makkari Village.
*1946 Kimobetsu Village became a First Class Village.
*1952 Kimobetsu Village became Kimobetsu Town.

==Climate==
{{Weather box
{{Weather box
|width=auto
|location = Kimobetsu , Japan (1979～2000)
|collapsed = yes
|metric first = yes
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|single line = yes
|location = Kimobetsu (1991&ndash;2020 normals, extremes 1978&ndash;present)
|Jan record high C = 7.1
|Jan record high C = 7.1
|Feb record high C = 7.4
|Feb record high C = 11.0
|Mar record high C = 13.1
|Mar record high C = 13.1
|Apr record high C = 23.8
|Apr record high C = 23.8
|May record high C = 27.6
|May record high C = 30.2
|Jun record high C = 29.4
|Jun record high C = 33.3
|Jul record high C = 33.0
|Jul record high C = 34.1
|Aug record high C = 33.4
|Aug record high C = 34.5
|Sep record high C = 28.2
|Sep record high C = 31.0
|Oct record high C = 23.5
|Oct record high C = 24.4
|Nov record high C = 18.3
|Nov record high C = 18.3
|Dec record high C = 11.3
|Dec record high C = 11.3
|year record high C = 33.4
|year record high C = 34.1
|Jan high C = -3.3
|Jan high C = -2.7
|Feb high C = -2.6
|Feb high C = -1.7
|Mar high C = 1.1
|Mar high C = 2.2
|Apr high C = 7.9
|Apr high C = 8.8
|May high C = 15.2
|May high C = 16.5
|Jun high C = 19.7
|Jun high C = 20.7
|Jul high C = 23.2
|Jul high C = 24.1
|Aug high C = 24.3
|Aug high C = 24.9
|Sep high C = 19.9
|Sep high C = 21.0
|Oct high C = 13.4
|Oct high C = 14.3
|Nov high C = 5.5
|Nov high C = 6.3
|Dec high C = -0.6
|Dec high C = -0.6
|year high C = 10.3
|year high C =
|Jan low C = -13.6
|Jan mean C = -7.2
|Feb low C = -13.5
|Feb mean C = -6.7
|Mar low C = -9.0
|Mar mean C = -2.5
|Apr low C = -1.9
|Apr mean C = 3.5
|May low C = 3.4
|May mean C = 10.2
|Jun low C = 8.9
|Jun mean C = 15.0
|Jul low C = 14.0
|Jul mean C = 19.0
|Aug low C = 15.1
|Aug mean C = 19.6
|Sep low C = 9.0
|Sep mean C = 15.0
|Oct low C = 2.2
|Oct mean C = 8.2
|Nov low C = -3.0
|Nov mean C = 1.5
|Dec low C = -9.3
|Dec mean C = -4.8
|year low C = 0.2
|year mean C =
|Jan record low C = -30.7
|Jan low C = -14.1
|Feb low C = -14.0
|Mar low C = -9.2
|Apr low C = -2.3
|May low C = 3.7
|Jun low C = 9.4
|Jul low C = 14.4
|Aug low C = 14.8
|Sep low C = 9.2
|Oct low C = 2.3
|Nov low C = -3.2
|Dec low C = -10.3
|year low C =
|Jan record low C = -31.3
|Feb record low C = -31.9
|Feb record low C = -31.9
|Mar record low C = -25.7
|Mar record low C = -25.7
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|Jul record low C = 2.4
|Jul record low C = 2.4
|Aug record low C = 4.9
|Aug record low C = 4.9
|Sep record low C = -0.6
|Sep record low C = -1.1
|Oct record low C = -7.3
|Oct record low C = -7.3
|Nov record low C = -20.6
|Nov record low C = -20.6
|Dec record low C = -26.0
|Dec record low C = -27.3
|year record low C = -31.9
|year record low C = -31.9
|Jan precipitation mm = 87.7
|precipitation colour=green
|Feb precipitation mm = 68.4
|Jan precipitation mm = 86.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 64.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 66.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 68.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 68.2
|May precipitation mm = 79.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 64.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 49.2
|May precipitation mm = 78.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 96.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 58.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 151.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 106.2
|Sep precipitation mm = 141.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 157.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 123.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 140.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 119.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 112.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 99.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 126.4
|year precipitation mm = 1161.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 113.2
|year precipitation mm = 1178.0
|Jan snow cm = 290
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Feb snow cm = 233
|Jan precipitation days = 20.3
|Mar snow cm = 184
|Feb precipitation days = 17.6
|Apr snow cm = 64
|Mar precipitation days = 16.2
|May snow cm = 1
|Apr precipitation days = 11.3
|May precipitation days = 10.9
|Jun precipitation days = 9.1
|Jul precipitation days = 10.3
|Aug precipitation days = 11.0
|Sep precipitation days = 12.6
|Oct precipitation days = 14.3
|Nov precipitation days = 17.7
|Dec precipitation days = 21.8
|Jan snow cm = 238
|Feb snow cm = 193
|Mar snow cm = 143
|Apr snow cm = 32
|May snow cm = 0
|Jun snow cm = 0
|Jun snow cm = 0
|Jul snow cm = 0
|Jul snow cm = 0
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|Sep snow cm = 0
|Sep snow cm = 0
|Oct snow cm = 3
|Oct snow cm = 3
|Nov snow cm = 117
|Nov snow cm = 95
|Dec snow cm = 275
|Dec snow cm = 244
|year snow cm = 1176
|year snow cm = 954
|unit snow days = 3 cm
|Jan snow days = 23.0
|Feb snow days = 19.6
|Mar snow days = 16.7
|Apr snow days = 4.8
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0.4
|Nov snow days = 8.6
|Dec snow days = 21.7
|Jan sun = 46.2
|Feb sun = 57.2
|Mar sun = 99.7
|Apr sun = 153.2
|May sun = 183.0
|Jun sun = 170.0
|Jul sun = 141.9
|Aug sun = 144.5
|Sep sun = 150.7
|Oct sun = 125.6
|Nov sun = 68.2
|Dec sun = 34.6
|year sun = 1376.3
|source 1 = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]]<ref>{{cite web
|source 1 = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=16&prec_ch=%8C%E3%8Eu%8Ex%92%A1&block_no=0060&block_ch=%8A%EC%96%CE%95%CA&year=&month=&day=&elm=normal&view=
| url = http://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=16&prec_ch=%8C%E3%8Eu%8Ex%92%A1&block_no=0060&block_ch=%8A%EC%96%CE%95%CA&year=&month=&day=&elm=normal&view=
| title = 平年値（年・月ごとの値） | accessdate = Feb 22, 2010 | publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]]
| title = 平年値（年・月ごとの値） | access-date = Feb 22, 2010 | publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]]
}}</ref>
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|source 2 = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=16&prec_ch=%8C%E3%8Eu%8Ex%92%A1&block_no=0060&block_ch=%8A%EC%96%CE%95%CA&year=&month=&day=&elm=rank&view=
| url = http://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=16&prec_ch=%8C%E3%8Eu%8Ex%92%A1&block_no=0060&block_ch=%8A%EC%96%CE%95%CA&year=&month=&day=&elm=rank&view=
| title = 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）| accessdate = Feb 22, 2010 | publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]]
| title = 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）| access-date = Feb 22, 2010 | publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]]
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
|date=August 2010
|date=August 2010
}}
}}

==History==
*1897: Makkari Village split off from Abuta Village (now Toyako Town).<ref>[http://www.vill.rusutsu.lg.jp/hotnews/detail/00000262.html History of Rusutsu]</ref>
*1901: Kaributo Village (now Niseko Town) was split off from Makkari Village.
*1906: Makkari Village became a Second Class Village.
*1910: Makkari Village was transferred from Muroran Subprefecture (now Iburi Subprefecture) to Shiribeshi Subprefecture.
*1917: Kimobetsu Village (now town) was split off from Makkari Village.
*1946: Kimobetsu Village became a First Class Village.
*1952: Kimobetsu Village became Kimobetsu Town.


==Education==
==Education==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Kimobetsu, Hokkaido|Kimobetsu, Hokkaidō}}
*{{Commons category-inline|Kimobetsu, Hokkaido|Kimobetsu, Hokkaidō}}
*[http://www.town.kimobetsu.hokkaido.jp/ Official website] {{ja icon}}
*[http://www.town.kimobetsu.hokkaido.jp/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}


{{Hokkaido}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Authority control}}


Latest revision as of 08:35, 12 April 2024

Kimobetsu
喜茂別町
Town
Kimobetsu Town hall
Kimobetsu Town hall
Flag of Kimobetsu
Flag
Official seal of Kimobetsu
Emblem
Location of Kimobetsu in Hokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture)
Location of Kimobetsu in Hokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture)
Kimobetsu is located in Japan
Kimobetsu
Kimobetsu
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 42°48′N 140°56′E / 42.800°N 140.933°E / 42.800; 140.933
CountryJapan
RegionHokkaido
PrefectureHokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture)
DistrictAbuta
Government
 • MayorNoriaki Sugawara
Area
 • Total189.51 km2 (73.17 sq mi)
Population
 (September 30, 2016)
 • Total2,286
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address123 Kimobetsu, Kimobetsu, Abuta-gun, Hokkaido
044-0292
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.town.kimobetsu.hokkaido.jp
Symbols
FlowerImpatiens walleriana
TreePrunus sargenti

Kimobetsu (喜茂別町, Kimobetsu-chō) is a town located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 2,286 and a population density of 12 persons per km2. The total area is 189.51 km2.

Geography[edit]

Route 230 and Route 276 cross each other in Kimobetsu. Nakayama Pass is on the eastern of the town.

The name derived from Ainu word "kim-o-pet", meaning "The river in the mountain".

Neighboring municipalities[edit]

Climate[edit]

Due to its mountainous location, Kimobetsu has a humid continental climate (Koppen Dfb). Summers are generally warm and wet, while winters are cold and extremely snowy.

Climate data for Kimobetsu (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1978–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 7.1
(44.8) 		11.0
(51.8) 		13.1
(55.6) 		23.8
(74.8) 		30.2
(86.4) 		33.3
(91.9) 		34.1
(93.4) 		34.5
(94.1) 		31.0
(87.8) 		24.4
(75.9) 		18.3
(64.9) 		11.3
(52.3) 		34.1
(93.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −2.7
(27.1) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		2.2
(36.0) 		8.8
(47.8) 		16.5
(61.7) 		20.7
(69.3) 		24.1
(75.4) 		24.9
(76.8) 		21.0
(69.8) 		14.3
(57.7) 		6.3
(43.3) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		11.2
(52.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −7.2
(19.0) 		−6.7
(19.9) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		3.5
(38.3) 		10.2
(50.4) 		15.0
(59.0) 		19.0
(66.2) 		19.6
(67.3) 		15.0
(59.0) 		8.2
(46.8) 		1.5
(34.7) 		−4.8
(23.4) 		5.9
(42.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −14.1
(6.6) 		−14.0
(6.8) 		−9.2
(15.4) 		−2.3
(27.9) 		3.7
(38.7) 		9.4
(48.9) 		14.4
(57.9) 		14.8
(58.6) 		9.2
(48.6) 		2.3
(36.1) 		−3.2
(26.2) 		−10.3
(13.5) 		0.1
(32.1)
Record low °C (°F) −31.3
(−24.3) 		−31.9
(−25.4) 		−25.7
(−14.3) 		−18.5
(−1.3) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		−1.6
(29.1) 		2.4
(36.3) 		4.9
(40.8) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		−7.3
(18.9) 		−20.6
(−5.1) 		−27.3
(−17.1) 		−31.9
(−25.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 86.1
(3.39) 		66.4
(2.61) 		68.2
(2.69) 		64.0
(2.52) 		78.9
(3.11) 		58.1
(2.29) 		106.2
(4.18) 		157.7
(6.21) 		140.3
(5.52) 		112.4
(4.43) 		126.4
(4.98) 		113.2
(4.46) 		1,178
(46.38)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 238
(94) 		193
(76) 		143
(56) 		32
(13) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		3
(1.2) 		95
(37) 		244
(96) 		954
(376)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 20.3 17.6 16.2 11.3 10.9 9.1 10.3 11.0 12.6 14.3 17.7 21.8 173.1
Average snowy days (≥ 3 cm) 23.0 19.6 16.7 4.8 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 8.6 21.7 94.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours 46.2 57.2 99.7 153.2 183.0 170.0 141.9 144.5 150.7 125.6 68.2 34.6 1,376.3
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[1][2]

History[edit]

  • 1897: Makkari Village split off from Abuta Village (now Toyako Town).[3]
  • 1901: Kaributo Village (now Niseko Town) was split off from Makkari Village.
  • 1906: Makkari Village became a Second Class Village.
  • 1910: Makkari Village was transferred from Muroran Subprefecture (now Iburi Subprefecture) to Shiribeshi Subprefecture.
  • 1917: Kimobetsu Village (now town) was split off from Makkari Village.
  • 1946: Kimobetsu Village became a First Class Village.
  • 1952: Kimobetsu Village became Kimobetsu Town.

Education[edit]

  • Junior high school
    • Kimobetsu Junior High School
  • Elementary school
    • Kimobetsu Elementary School
    • Suzukawa Elementary School

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "平年値（年・月ごとの値）". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved Feb 22, 2010.
  2. ^ "観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved Feb 22, 2010.
  3. ^ History of Rusutsu

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kimobetsu,_Hokkaido&oldid=1218535295"