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Revision as of 02:02, 1 March 2022
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Wassamu
和寒町 | |
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Town | |
 Wassamu town hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Wassamu in Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture) | |
  Wassamu Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 44°1′N 142°25′E / 44.017°N 142.417°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture) |
| District | Kamikawa (Teshio) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 224.83 km2 (86.81 sq mi) |
| Population (September 30, 2016) | |
| • Total | 3,553 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Website | www |
Wassamu (和寒町, Wassamu-chō) is a town located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 3,553 and a population density of 15.8 persons per km². The total area is 224.83 km².
The town flower is the Katakuri. Wassamu is famous for its pumpkin and cabbage crops.
Geography
Climate
| Climate data for Wassamu (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
10.5 (50.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
33.6 (92.5) |
36.6 (97.9) |
36.3 (97.3) |
36.8 (98.2) |
32.4 (90.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
36.8 (98.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.1 (24.6) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
2.1 (35.8) |
9.8 (49.6) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
5.5 (41.9) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.3 (17.1) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
4.5 (40.1) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
9.0 (48.2) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
6.4 (43.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.2 (6.4) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
5.5 (41.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
15.9 (60.6) |
10.8 (51.4) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
1.2 (34.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −36.8 (−34.2) |
−35.2 (−31.4) |
−28.7 (−19.7) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
0.2 (32.4) |
4.5 (40.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−21.8 (−7.2) |
−30.7 (−23.3) |
−36.8 (−34.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 61.2 (2.41) |
52.7 (2.07) |
58.6 (2.31) |
53.8 (2.12) |
68.3 (2.69) |
65.1 (2.56) |
128.0 (5.04) |
140.9 (5.55) |
143.3 (5.64) |
115.6 (4.55) |
127.3 (5.01) |
100.4 (3.95) |
1,115 (43.90) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 157 (62) |
133 (52) |
123 (48) |
31 (12) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2 (0.8) |
96 (38) |
197 (78) |
745 (293) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 17.3 | 14.7 | 15.2 | 11.6 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 13.0 | 15.8 | 19.3 | 21.3 | 169.7 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 3 cm) | 18.5 | 16.5 | 15.1 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.5 | 19.6 | 82.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 25.4 | 46.9 | 104.4 | 170.7 | 194.0 | 179.3 | 154.9 | 178.2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Source: JMA[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Education
Wassamu has 3 schools, a middle school, an elementary school and a kindergarten. It previously had a high school, however, was closed due to lack of numbers.
Transportation
It is linked with the Dōō Expressway at Interchange 12 which was first opened on October 4, 2000, and extended to Kembuchi-Shibetsu on October 4, 2003. Wassamu is also linked by train and Route 40 and prefectural roads 48 and 99.
Notable people from Wassamu
- Osamu Watanabe, former freestyle wrestler and Olympic gold medalist
- TATSUAKI, beatboxer
References
- ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
External links
Media related to Wassamu, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons- Official Website (in Japanese)
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