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{{Infobox City Japan
{{Infobox settlement
|Name= Suttsu
| name = Suttsu
| official_name =
|JapaneseName= 寿都町
| native_name = {{nobold|寿都町}}
|settlement_type= Town
| native_name_lang = ja
|ImageSkyline= Suttsu village hall.JPG
| settlement_type = Town
|ImageCaption= Suttsu Town hall
| other_name =
|MapImage= Suttsu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
| image_skyline = Suttsu village hall.JPG
|Region= [[Hokkaido]]
| image_caption = Suttsu Town hall
|Prefecture= [[Hokkaido]] ([[Shiribeshi Subprefecture]])
|District= [[Suttsu District, Hokkaido|Suttsu]]
| image_flag = Flag of Suttsu, Hokkaido.svg
| image_seal = Suttsu Hokkaido chapter.JPG
|Area_km2= 95.36
| image_map = Suttsu in Hokkaido Prefecture Ja.svg
|PopDate= 2008
| map_caption = Location of Suttsu in [[Hokkaido]] ([[Shiribeshi Subprefecture]])
|Population= 3,606
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|Bird=
| leader_title = Mayor
|SymbolImage=
| leader_name = Haruo Kataoka
|SymbolDescription=
| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor
|Mayor=
| leader_name1 =
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 95.36
|CityHallPhone=
| population_total = 3,113
|CityHallLink= {{Official website|http://www.town.suttu.lg.jp/}}
| 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/}}
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| tree = [[Cherry blossom]]
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{{nihongo|'''Suttsu'''|寿都町|Suttsu-chō}} is a [[towns of Japan|town]] located in [[Suttsu District, Hokkaido|Suttsu District]], [[Shiribeshi Subprefecture]], [[Hokkaido]], [[Japan]].
{{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 38 persons per km². The total area is 95.36&nbsp;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>.


==Climate==
==Geography==
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===
* [[Kuromatsunai, Hokkaido|Kuromatsunai]]
* [[Rankoshi, Hokkaido|Rankoshi]]
* [[Shimamaki, Hokkaido|Shimamaki]]

===Climate===
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.
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.


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{{Weather box
{{Weather box
|location = Suttsu
|collapsed = Y
|single line = Y
|single line = Y
|metric first = Y
|metric first = Y
|location = Suttsu (elevation {{convert|33.4|m|ft|abbr=on}}, 1991−2020 normals, extremes 1885−present)
|Jan high C = -0.5
|Feb high C = -0.5
|Jan record high C = 12.2
|Mar high C = 2.8
|Feb record high C = 11.2
|Apr high C = 9.3
|Mar record high C = 17.5
|May high C = 14.6
|Apr record high C = 27.7
|Jun high C = 17.9
|May record high C = 29.0
|Jul high C = 21.8
|Jun record high C = 31.3
|Aug high C = 24.0
|Jul record high C = 33.0
|Sep high C = 20.8
|Aug record high C = 34.0
|Oct high C = 15.0
|Sep record high C = 31.1
|Nov high C = 8.0
|Oct record high C = 25.9
|Dec high C = 2.1
|Nov record high C = 20.6
|Jan mean C = -2.7
|Dec record high C = 15.1
|Feb mean C = -2.7
|year record high C = 34.0
|Mar mean C = 0.5
|Jan high C = -0.2
|Apr mean C = 5.8
|Feb high C = 0.3
|May mean C = 10.7
|Mar high C = 3.9
|Jun mean C = 14.4
|Apr high C = 10.2
|Jul mean C = 18.6
|May high C = 15.7
|Aug mean C = 20.9
|Jun high C = 19.2
|Sep mean C = 17.4
|Jul high C = 23.0
|Oct mean C = 11.5
|Aug high C = 24.6
|Nov mean C = 5.0
|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
|Dec mean C = -0.3
|Jan low C = -5.3
|year mean C = 8.9
|Feb low C = -5.2
|Jan low C = -4.7
|Mar low C = -2.1
|Feb low C = -4.6
|Apr low C = 2.4
|Mar low C = -1.7
|May low C = 7.0
|Apr low C = 2.8
|Jun low C = 11.5
|May low C = 7.8
|Jul low C = 16.1
|Jun low C = 12.3
|Aug low C = 18.2
|Jul low C = 16.8
|Sep low C = 14.0
|Aug low C = 18.4
|Oct low C = 7.7
|Sep low C = 14.6
|Nov low C = 1.9
|Oct low C = 8.4
|Dec low C = -2.9
|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
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 101.1
|Jan precipitation mm = 120.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 79.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 87.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 62.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 68.1
|Apr precipitation mm = 66.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 59.3
|May precipitation mm = 64.6
|May precipitation mm = 65.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 59.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 60.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 98.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 94.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 138.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 130.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 148.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 149.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 139.3
|Oct precipitation mm = 128.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 137.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 148.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 118.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 138.5
|year precipitation mm = 1250.6
|Jan snow cm = 94
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|unit rain days = 1.0 mm
|Mar snow cm = 29
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|Apr snow cm = 2
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|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
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|Feb snow cm = 114
|Mar snow cm = 60
|Apr snow cm = 3
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|May snow cm = 0
|Jun snow cm = 0
|Jun snow cm = 0
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|Sep snow cm = 0
|Sep snow cm = 0
|Oct snow cm = 0
|Oct snow cm = 0
|Nov snow cm = 19
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|Dec snow cm = 70
|Dec snow cm = 108
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|Jul humidity = 86
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|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
|Aug humidity = 84
|Sep humidity = 78
|Sep humidity = 78
|Oct humidity = 71
|Oct humidity = 72
|Nov humidity = 69
|Nov humidity = 69
|Dec humidity = 71
|Dec humidity = 69
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|year humidity = 74
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|Jan sun = 27.2
|Mar sun = 121.8
|Feb sun = 46.7
|Apr sun = 178.6
|Mar sun = 111.0
|May sun = 197.0
|Apr sun = 170.7
|Jun sun = 184.5
|May sun = 194.6
|Jul sun = 167.3
|Jun sun = 170.4
|Jul sun = 155.6
|Aug sun = 163.1
|Aug sun = 163.1
|Sep sun = 168.0
|Sep sun = 153.9
|Oct sun = 135.2
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|Dec sun = 30.2
|Dec sun = 26.4
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|source 1 = NOAA (1961-1990) <ref name= NOAA>{{cite web
|source 1 = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]] (1981 - 2010)<ref>{{cite web
|url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/JP/47421.TXT
| 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=
|title = Suttsu Climate Normals 1961-1990
|script-title=ja:寿都　年・月ごとの平年値 | accessdate = 7 March 2021 |language=Japanese| publisher = Japan Meteorological Agency}}</ref>
|publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
|source 2 = Japan Meteorological Agency (1884 - )<ref>{{cite web
|accessdate = December 29, 2012}}</ref>
| 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>
}}
}}
</div>


==External links==
==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>
{{Commons category-inline|Suttsu, Hokkaido|Suttsu, Hokkaidō}}
*1900: Suttsu Town was founded and became a First Class Town.
*[http://www.town.suttu.lg.jp/ Official website] {{ja icon}}
*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==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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

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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]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Suttsu,_Hokkaido&oldid=1218686470"