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{{Infobox settlement
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| name = {{raise|0.2em|Kimobetsu}}
| name = Kimobetsu
| official_name =
| official_name =
| native_name = {{lower|0.1em|{{nobold|喜茂別町}}}}
| native_name = {{nobold|喜茂別町}}
| native_name_lang = ja
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| settlement_type = Town
| settlement_type = Town
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| image_caption = Kimobetsu Town hall
| image_caption = Kimobetsu Town hall
| image_flag = Flag of Kimobetsu, Hokkaido.svg
| image_flag = Flag of Kimobetsu, Hokkaido.svg
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| image_seal = Emblem of Kimobetsu, Hokkaido.svg
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| blank_name_sec1 = City hall address
| blank_name_sec1 = City hall address
| blank_info_sec1 = 123 Kimobetsu, Kimobetsu, Abuta-gun, Hokkaido<br />044-0292
| blank_info_sec1 = 123 Kimobetsu, Kimobetsu, Abuta-gun, Hokkaido<br />044-0292
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| website = {{URL|http://www.town.kimobetsu.hokkaido.jp/}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.town.kimobetsu.hokkaido.jp/}}
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{{Nihongo|'''Kimobetsu'''|喜茂別町|Kimobetsu-chō}} is a [[List of towns in Japan|town]] located in [[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 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&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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** [[Date, Hokkaido|Date]]
** [[Date, Hokkaido|Date]]


==History==
===Climate===
⚫
*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==
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.
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.
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|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 = 11.0
|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 = 28.6
|May record high C = 30.2
|Jun record high C = 33.3
|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 = 31.0
|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 = -2.7
|Jan high C = -2.7
|Feb high C = -2.0
|Feb high C = -1.7
|Mar high C = 1.8
|Mar high C = 2.2
|Apr high C = 8.8
|Apr high C = 8.8
|May high C = 15.9
|May high C = 16.5
|Jun high C = 20.5
|Jun high C = 20.7
|Jul high C = 23.7
|Jul high C = 24.1
|Aug high C = 25.1
|Aug high C = 24.9
|Sep high C = 20.6
|Sep high C = 21.0
|Oct high C = 14.0
|Oct high C = 14.3
|Nov high C = 6.1
|Nov high C = 6.3
|Dec high C = -0.4
|Dec high C = -0.6
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|Jan mean C = −7.4
|Jan mean C = -7.2
|Feb mean C = −7.0
|Feb mean C = -6.7
|Mar mean C = -2.8
|Mar mean C = -2.5
|Apr mean C = 3.5
|Apr mean C = 3.5
|May mean C = 9.7
|May mean C = 10.2
|Jun mean C = 14.6
|Jun mean C = 15.0
|Jul mean C = 18.6
|Jul mean C = 19.0
|Aug mean C = 19.8
|Aug mean C = 19.6
|Sep mean C = 14.7
|Sep mean C = 15.0
|Oct mean C = 8.0
|Oct mean C = 8.2
|Nov mean C = 1.4
|Nov mean C = 1.5
|Dec mean C = −4.6
|Dec mean C = -4.8
|year mean C = 5.7
|year mean C =
|Jan low C = -14.2
|Jan low C = -14.1
|Feb low C = -14.2
|Feb low C = -14.0
|Mar low C = -9.4
|Mar low C = -9.2
|Apr low C = -2.2
|Apr low C = -2.3
|May low C = 3.3
|May low C = 3.7
|Jun low C = 8.9
|Jun low C = 9.4
|Jul low C = 14.0
|Jul low C = 14.4
|Aug low C = 14.9
|Aug low C = 14.8
|Sep low C = 8.8
|Sep low C = 9.2
|Oct low C = 2.0
|Oct low C = 2.3
|Nov low C = -3.3
|Nov low C = -3.2
|Dec low C = -10.1
|Dec low C = -10.3
|year low C = -0.1
|year low C =
|Jan record low C = -30.9
|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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|May record low C = -4.0
|May record low C = -4.0
|Jun record low C = -1.6
|Jun record low C = -1.6
|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 = -1.1
|Sep record low C = -1.1
|Oct record low C = -7.3
|Oct record low C = -7.3
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|year record low C = -31.9
|year record low C = -31.9
|precipitation colour=green
|precipitation colour=green
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|Jan precipitation mm = 86.1
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|Mar precipitation mm = 65.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 68.2
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|Apr precipitation mm = 64.0
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|May precipitation mm = 78.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 49.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 58.1
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|Jul precipitation mm = 106.2
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|Aug precipitation mm = 157.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 138.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 140.3
|Oct precipitation mm = 114.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 112.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 121.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 126.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 104.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 113.2
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|year precipitation mm = 1178.0
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
⚫
|Jan snow cm = 273
|Jan precipitation days = 20.3
⚫
|Feb snow cm = 223
|Feb precipitation days = 17.6
⚫
|Mar snow cm = 168
|Mar precipitation days = 16.2
⚫
|Apr snow cm = 51
|Apr precipitation days = 11.3
⚫
|May snow cm = 1
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|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
|Aug snow cm = 0
|Aug snow cm = 0
|Sep snow cm = 0
|Sep snow cm = 0
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|Oct snow cm = 3
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|Nov snow cm = 95
|Dec snow cm = 275
|Dec snow cm = 244
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|year snow cm = 954
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|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
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|Jan sun = 46.2
|Feb sun = 57.2
|Mar sun = 99.7
|Apr sun = 153.2
|May sun = 183.0
|Jun sun = 170.0
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|Aug sun = 144.5
|Sep sun = 150.7
|Oct sun = 125.6
|Nov sun = 68.2
|Dec sun = 34.6
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|source 1 = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]]<ref>{{cite web
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| 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]]
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| 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]]
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|date=August 2010
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}}

==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==

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]

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