Suttsu, Hokkaido
Suttsu
寿都町 | |
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Town | |
 Suttsu Town hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Suttsu in Hokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture) | |
  Suttsu Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 42°47′N 140°14′E / 42.783°N 140.233°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture) |
| District | Suttsu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Haruo Kataoka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 95.36 km2 (36.82 sq mi) |
| Population (September 30, 2016) | |
| • Total | 3,113 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 140-1 Toshimacho, Suttsu, Suttsu-gun, Hokkaido 048-0406 |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Common gull |
| Flower | Rosa rugosa |
| Tree | Cherry 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
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
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.
| Climate data for Suttsu | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) |
11.2 (52.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
27.7 (81.9) |
29.0 (84.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
32.4 (90.3) |
33.5 (92.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
33.5 (92.3) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
5.6 (42.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
19.1 (66.4) |
23.4 (74.1) |
25.5 (77.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
29.5 (85.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
30.2 (86.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
2.8 (37.0) |
9.3 (48.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
8.0 (46.4) |
2.1 (35.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
0.5 (32.9) |
5.8 (42.4) |
10.7 (51.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
18.6 (65.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
17.4 (63.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
8.3 (46.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.3 (22.5) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
2.4 (36.3) |
7.0 (44.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.1 (61.0) |
18.2 (64.8) |
14.0 (57.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
5.3 (41.5) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −10.0 (14.0) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
2.5 (36.5) |
7.2 (45.0) |
12.4 (54.3) |
14.7 (58.5) |
8.9 (48.0) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.9 (5.2) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−11 (12) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
3.9 (39.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
10.8 (51.4) |
4.8 (40.6) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−13 (9) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 101.1 (3.98) |
79.3 (3.12) |
62.6 (2.46) |
66.3 (2.61) |
64.6 (2.54) |
59.8 (2.35) |
98.5 (3.88) |
138.0 (5.43) |
148.7 (5.85) |
139.3 (5.48) |
137.0 (5.39) |
118.8 (4.68) |
1,214 (47.77) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 94 (37) |
74 (29) |
29 (11) |
2 (0.8) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
19 (7.5) |
70 (28) |
288 (113.3) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 78 | 71 | 69 | 71 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 32.2 | 49.6 | 121.8 | 178.6 | 197.0 | 184.5 | 167.3 | 163.1 | 168.0 | 135.2 | 59.7 | 30.2 | 1,487.2 |
| Source: NOAA (1961-1990)[1] | |||||||||||||
History
- 1897: Suttsu Subprefecture was established.[2]
- 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
The main industry of Suttsu is fishery. The town developed by the fishery of herring.[3] Because of a decrease of fishery resources, Suttsu focuses on an aquaculture business now.[4]
Education
- High school
- Hokkaido Suttsu High School[5]
- Junior high school
- Suttsu Junior High School
- Elementary school
- Suttsu Elementary School
- Oshoro Elementary School
References
- ^ "Suttsu Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
- ^ Outline of Suttsu Archived 2015-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Fishery of Suttsu
- ^ Aquaculture of Suttsu
- ^ Hokkaido Suttsu High School
External links
Media related to Suttsu, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons- Official Website (in Japanese)
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