Wassamu, Hokkaido
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Wassamu 和寒町 | |
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Town | |
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) |
Climate | Dfb |
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
[edit]Climate
[edit]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 | 56.9 | 77.2 | 113.4 | 153.8 | 176.0 | 154.4 | 150.3 | 147.6 | 142.9 | 115.5 | 53.8 | 36.9 | 1,378.6 |
Source: JMA[1][2] |
Education
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- Osamu Watanabe, former freestyle wrestler and Olympic gold medalist
- TATSUAKI, beatboxer
References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- Media related to Wassamu, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website (in Japanese)