Wassamu, Hokkaido
 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
Wassamu
和寒町 | |
|---|---|
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) |
| 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) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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]- TATSUAKI, beatboxer
- Osamu Watanabe, former freestyle wrestler and Olympic gold medalist
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)
|  | |||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
 | This Hokkaidō location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |