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{{Infobox settlement
[[Image:Suttsu in Shiribeshi Subprefecture.gif|thumb|250px|The location of Suttsu in Shiribeshi Subprefecture.]]
| name = Suttsu
{{nihongo|'''Suttsu'''|寿都町|Suttsu-chō}} is a [[towns of Japan|town]] located in [[Suttsu District, Hokkaidō|Suttsu District]], [[Shiribeshi Subprefecture|Shiribeshi]], [[Hokkaidō]], [[Japan]].
| official_name =
| native_name = {{nobold|寿都町}}
| native_name_lang = ja
| settlement_type = Town
| other_name =
| image_skyline = Suttsu village hall.JPG
| image_caption = Suttsu Town hall
| image_flag = Flag of Suttsu, Hokkaido.svg
| image_seal = Suttsu Hokkaido chapter.JPG
| image_map = Suttsu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
| map_caption = Location of Suttsu in [[Hokkaido]] ([[Shiribeshi Subprefecture]])
| pushpin_map = Japan
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|42|47|N|140|14|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]] ([[Shiribeshi Subprefecture]])
| subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Japan|District]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Suttsu District, Hokkaido|Suttsu]]
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Haruo Kataoka
| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor
| leader_name1 =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 95.36
| population_total = 3,113
| 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 = 140-1 Toshimacho, Suttsu, Suttsu-gun, Hokkaido<br />048-0406
| blank_name_sec2 = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
| blank_info_sec2 = [[Humid continental climate|Dfb]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.town.suttu.lg.jp/}}
| module = {{Infobox place symbols| embedded=yes
| tree = [[Cherry blossom]]
| flower = [[Rosa rugosa]]
| bird = [[Common gull]]
| butterfly =
| fish =
}}
}}


{{Nihongo|'''Suttsu'''|寿都町|Suttsu-chō}} is a [[towns of Japan|town]] located in [[Shiribeshi Subprefecture]], [[Hokkaido]], [[Japan]].
As of [[2008]], the town has an estimated [[population]] of 3,606 and a [[population density|density]] of 40.29 persons per [[square kilometer|km²]]. The total area is 95.36 km².


As of September 2016, the town has an estimated [[population]] of 3,113, and a [[population density|density]] of 33 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area is 95.36&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.
==External links==
*[http://www.town.suttu.lg.jp/ Official website] in Japanese


==Geography==
{{coor title dm|42|47|N|140|14|E|region:JP_type:city}}
The town of Suttsu faces the Suttsu Bay, a bay of the [[Sea of Japan]]. Shubetsu River flows in the middle of the town and divides the town into east and west.


===Neighboring towns and village===
{{DEFAULTSORT:Suttsu, Hokkaido}}
* [[Kuromatsunai, Hokkaido|Kuromatsunai]]
[[Category:Towns in Hokkaidō]]
* [[Rankoshi, Hokkaido|Rankoshi]]
* [[Shimamaki, Hokkaido|Shimamaki]]


===Climate===
{{Hokkaido-geo-stub}}
Suttsu has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Dfb'') with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but the months from March to June are somewhat drier.


{{Weather box
[[io:Suttsu]]
|collapsed = Y
[[ja:寿都町]]
|single line = Y
[[zh:壽都町]]
|metric first = Y
[[zh-yue:壽都町]]
|location = Suttsu (elevation {{convert|33.4|m|ft|abbr=on}}, 1991−2020 normals, extremes 1885−present)
|Jan record high C = 12.2
|Feb record high C = 11.2
|Mar record high C = 17.5
|Apr record high C = 27.7
|May record high C = 29.0
|Jun record high C = 31.3
|Jul record high C = 33.0
|Aug record high C = 34.0
|Sep record high C = 31.1
|Oct record high C = 25.9
|Nov record high C = 20.6
|Dec record high C = 15.1
|year record high C = 34.0
|Jan high C = -0.2
|Feb high C = 0.3
|Mar high C = 3.9
|Apr high C = 10.2
|May high C = 15.7
|Jun high C = 19.2
|Jul high C = 23.0
|Aug high C = 24.6
|Sep high C = 21.6
|Oct high C = 15.6
|Nov high C = 8.4
|Dec high C = 2.0
|year high C = 12.0
|Jan mean C = -2.3
|Feb mean C = -1.9
|Mar mean C = 1.2
|Apr mean C = 6.5
|May mean C = 11.5
|Jun mean C = 15.4
|Jul mean C = 19.5
|Aug mean C = 21.2
|Sep mean C = 18.1
|Oct mean C = 12.1
|Nov mean C = 5.6
|Dec mean C = -0.3
|year mean C = 8.9
|Jan low C = -4.7
|Feb low C = -4.6
|Mar low C = -1.7
|Apr low C = 2.8
|May low C = 7.8
|Jun low C = 12.3
|Jul low C = 16.8
|Aug low C = 18.4
|Sep low C = 14.6
|Oct low C = 8.4
|Nov low C = 2.3
|Dec low C = -2.8
|year low C = 5.8
|Jan record low C = -15.7
|Feb record low C = -15.0
|Mar record low C = -11.4
|Apr record low C = -7.7
|May record low C = -1.4
|Jun record low C = 2.7
|Jul record low C = 7.1
|Aug record low C = 10.8
|Sep record low C = 4.8
|Oct record low C = -3.6
|Nov record low C = -9.0
|Dec record low C = -15.0
|year record low C = -15.7
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 120.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 87.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 68.1
|Apr precipitation mm = 59.3
|May precipitation mm = 65.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 60.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 94.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 130.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 149.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 128.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 148.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 138.5
|year precipitation mm = 1250.6
|unit rain days = 1.0 mm
|Jan rain days = 22.2
|Feb rain days = 18.1
|Mar rain days = 13.1
|Apr rain days = 9.5
|May rain days = 8.6
|Jun rain days = 8.0
|Jul rain days = 8.0
|Aug rain days = 9.6
|Sep rain days = 11.6
|Oct rain days = 13.6
|Nov rain days = 18.0
|Dec rain days = 22.1
|Jan snow cm = 146
|Feb snow cm = 114
|Mar snow cm = 60
|Apr snow cm = 3
|May snow cm = 0
|Jun snow cm = 0
|Jul snow cm = 0
|Aug snow cm = 0
|Sep snow cm = 0
|Oct snow cm = 0
|Nov snow cm = 24
|Dec snow cm = 108
|year snow cm = 454
|unit snow days = 1 cm
|Jan snow days = 25.3
|Feb snow days = 21.3
|Mar snow days = 16.0
|Apr snow days = 1.6
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0
|Nov snow days = 6.0
|Dec snow days = 21.2
|humidity colour= green
|Jan humidity = 69
|Feb humidity = 68
|Mar humidity = 66
|Apr humidity = 68
|May humidity = 74
|Jun humidity = 82
|Jul humidity = 85
|Aug humidity = 84
|Sep humidity = 78
|Oct humidity = 72
|Nov humidity = 69
|Dec humidity = 69
|year humidity = 74
|Jan sun = 27.2
|Feb sun = 46.7
|Mar sun = 111.0
|Apr sun = 170.7
|May sun = 194.6
|Jun sun = 170.4
|Jul sun = 155.6
|Aug sun = 163.1
|Sep sun = 153.9
|Oct sun = 121.3
|Nov sun = 55.3
|Dec sun = 26.4
|year sun = 1393.5
|source 1 = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]] (1981 - 2010)<ref>{{cite web
| url =https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_sfc_ym.php?prec_no=16&block_no=47421&year=&month=&day=&view=
|script-title=ja:寿都　年・月ごとの平年値 | accessdate = 7 March 2021 |language=Japanese| publisher = Japan Meteorological Agency}}</ref>
|source 2 = Japan Meteorological Agency (1884 - )<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_s.php?prec_no=16&block_no=47421&year=&month=&day=&view=
|script-title=ja:寿都　観測史上1～10位の値 | accessdate = 7 March 2021 |language=Japanese| publisher = Japan Meteorological Agency}}</ref>
}}

==History==
*1897: Suttsu Subprefecture was established.<ref>[http://www.town.suttu.lg.jp/matinosyoukai/syoukai..html Outline of Suttsu] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510000941/http://www.town.suttu.lg.jp/matinosyoukai/syoukai..html |date=2015-05-10 }}</ref>
*1900: Suttsu Town was founded and became a First Class Town.
*1902: Isoya Village ([[Isoya District, Hokkaido|Isoya District]]) was founded and became a Second Class Village.
*1906: Utasutsu Village (Utasutsu District) was founded and became a Second Class Village.
*1910: Suttsu Subprefecture was abolished and Shiribeshi Subprefecture was established in [[Kutchan, Hokkaido|Kutchan]].
*1923: Masadomari Village and Tarukishi Village became Second Class Villages.
*1933: Suttsu Town and Masadomari Village were merged to form the new town of Suttsu.
*1955: Suttsu Town, Isoya Village, Utasutsu Village, and a part of Tarukishi Village were merged to form the new town of Suttsu.

==Industry==
Fisheries comprise the main economic activity of Suttsu. The town developed by the fishery of [[Pacific herring|herring]].<ref>[http://www.town.suttu.lg.jp/matinosangyou/enkaku.html Fishery of Suttsu]</ref> Because of a decrease of fishery resources, Suttsu focuses on an aquaculture business now.<ref>[http://www.town.suttu.lg.jp/matinosangyou/sodaterugyogyou..html Aquaculture of Suttsu]</ref>

==Education==
* High school
** Hokkaido Suttsu High School<ref>[http://www.suttsu.hokkaido-c.ed.jp/ Hokkaido Suttsu High School]</ref>
* Junior high school
** Suttsu Junior High School
* Elementary school
** Suttsu Elementary School
** Oshoro Elementary School

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Suttsu, Hokkaido|Suttsu, Hokkaidō}}
*[http://www.town.suttu.lg.jp/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}

{{Hokkaido}}
{{Authority control}}

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

Latest revision as of 05:32, 13 April 2024

Suttsu
寿都町
Town
Suttsu Town hall
Suttsu Town hall
Flag of Suttsu
Flag
Official seal of Suttsu
Seal
Location of Suttsu in Hokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture)
Location of Suttsu in Hokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture)
Suttsu is located in Japan
Suttsu
Suttsu
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 42°47′N 140°14′E / 42.783°N 140.233°E / 42.783; 140.233
CountryJapan
RegionHokkaido
PrefectureHokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture)
DistrictSuttsu
Government
 • MayorHaruo Kataoka
Area
 • Total95.36 km2 (36.82 sq mi)
Population
 (September 30, 2016)
 • Total3,113
 • Density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address140-1 Toshimacho, Suttsu, Suttsu-gun, Hokkaido
048-0406
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.town.suttu.lg.jp
Symbols
BirdCommon gull
FlowerRosa rugosa
TreeCherry blossom

Suttsu (寿都町, Suttsu-chō) is a town located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 3,113, and a density of 33 persons per km2. The total area is 95.36 km2.

Geography[edit]

The town of Suttsu faces the Suttsu Bay, a bay of the Sea of Japan. Shubetsu River flows in the middle of the town and divides the town into east and west.

Neighboring towns and village[edit]

Climate[edit]

Suttsu has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but the months from March to June are somewhat drier.

Climate data for Suttsu (elevation 33.4 m (110 ft), 1991−2020 normals, extremes 1885−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 12.2
(54.0) 		11.2
(52.2) 		17.5
(63.5) 		27.7
(81.9) 		29.0
(84.2) 		31.3
(88.3) 		33.0
(91.4) 		34.0
(93.2) 		31.1
(88.0) 		25.9
(78.6) 		20.6
(69.1) 		15.1
(59.2) 		34.0
(93.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −0.2
(31.6) 		0.3
(32.5) 		3.9
(39.0) 		10.2
(50.4) 		15.7
(60.3) 		19.2
(66.6) 		23.0
(73.4) 		24.6
(76.3) 		21.6
(70.9) 		15.6
(60.1) 		8.4
(47.1) 		2.0
(35.6) 		12.0
(53.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.3
(27.9) 		−1.9
(28.6) 		1.2
(34.2) 		6.5
(43.7) 		11.5
(52.7) 		15.4
(59.7) 		19.5
(67.1) 		21.2
(70.2) 		18.1
(64.6) 		12.1
(53.8) 		5.6
(42.1) 		−0.3
(31.5) 		8.9
(48.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −4.7
(23.5) 		−4.6
(23.7) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		2.8
(37.0) 		7.8
(46.0) 		12.3
(54.1) 		16.8
(62.2) 		18.4
(65.1) 		14.6
(58.3) 		8.4
(47.1) 		2.3
(36.1) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		5.8
(42.4)
Record low °C (°F) −15.7
(3.7) 		−15.0
(5.0) 		−11.4
(11.5) 		−7.7
(18.1) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		2.7
(36.9) 		7.1
(44.8) 		10.8
(51.4) 		4.8
(40.6) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		−9.0
(15.8) 		−15.0
(5.0) 		−15.7
(3.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 120.2
(4.73) 		87.4
(3.44) 		68.1
(2.68) 		59.3
(2.33) 		65.9
(2.59) 		60.7
(2.39) 		94.5
(3.72) 		130.1
(5.12) 		149.8
(5.90) 		128.0
(5.04) 		148.2
(5.83) 		138.5
(5.45) 		1,250.6
(49.24)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 146
(57) 		114
(45) 		60
(24) 		3
(1.2) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		24
(9.4) 		108
(43) 		454
(179)
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) 22.2 18.1 13.1 9.5 8.6 8.0 8.0 9.6 11.6 13.6 18.0 22.1 162.4
Average snowy days (≥ 1 cm) 25.3 21.3 16.0 1.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 21.2 91.4
Average relative humidity (%) 69 68 66 68 74 82 85 84 78 72 69 69 74
Mean monthly sunshine hours 27.2 46.7 111.0 170.7 194.6 170.4 155.6 163.1 153.9 121.3 55.3 26.4 1,393.5
Source 1: Japan Meteorological Agency (1981 - 2010)[1]
Source 2: Japan Meteorological Agency (1884 - )[2]

History[edit]

  • 1897: Suttsu Subprefecture was established.[3]
  • 1900: Suttsu Town was founded and became a First Class Town.
  • 1902: Isoya Village (Isoya District) was founded and became a Second Class Village.
  • 1906: Utasutsu Village (Utasutsu District) was founded and became a Second Class Village.
  • 1910: Suttsu Subprefecture was abolished and Shiribeshi Subprefecture was established in Kutchan.
  • 1923: Masadomari Village and Tarukishi Village became Second Class Villages.
  • 1933: Suttsu Town and Masadomari Village were merged to form the new town of Suttsu.
  • 1955: Suttsu Town, Isoya Village, Utasutsu Village, and a part of Tarukishi Village were merged to form the new town of Suttsu.

Industry[edit]

Fisheries comprise the main economic activity of Suttsu. The town developed by the fishery of herring.[4] Because of a decrease of fishery resources, Suttsu focuses on an aquaculture business now.[5]

Education[edit]

  • High school
    • Hokkaido Suttsu High School[6]
  • Junior high school
    • Suttsu Junior High School
  • Elementary school
    • Suttsu Elementary School
    • Oshoro Elementary School

References[edit]

  1. ^ 寿都　年・月ごとの平年値 (in Japanese). Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. ^ 寿都　観測史上1～10位の値 (in Japanese). Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  3. ^ Outline of Suttsu Archived 2015-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Fishery of Suttsu
  5. ^ Aquaculture of Suttsu
  6. ^ Hokkaido Suttsu High School

External links[edit]

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