Urakawa, Hokkaido
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| Urakawa 浦河町 |
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| Location of Urakawa in Hokkaido (Hidaka Subprefecture) Location of Urakawa in Hokkaido (Hidaka Subprefecture) |
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 Urakawa
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| Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
| Country | Japan | |
| Region | Hokkaido | |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Hidaka Subprefecture) | |
| District | Urakawa | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Kōichirō Tanikawa | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 694.24 km2 (268.05 sq mi) | |
| Population (March 2008) | ||
| • Total | 14,814 | |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) | |
| Symbols | ||
| • Tree | Hidaka Japanese White Pine | |
| • Flower | Hidaka Yamatsutsuji (Rhododendron kaempferi var. kaempferi) | |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | |
| City Hall Address | 1-3-1, Tsukiji, Urakawa-chō, Urakawa-gun, Hokkaidō 057-8511 |
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| Website | www |
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Urakawa (浦河町 Urakawa-chō?) is a town located in Urakawa District, Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 14,814 and a density of 21.3 persons per km². The total area is 694.24 km².
Climate
Urakawa has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) bordering on an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from May to October.
| Climate data for Omu | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 0.2 (32.4) |
0.2 (32.4) |
3.2 (37.8) |
8.3 (46.9) |
12.9 (55.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.0 (68) |
22.8 (73) |
20.4 (68.7) |
15.4 (59.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
3.4 (38.1) |
11.02 (51.83) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.0 (26.6) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
0.0 (32) |
4.8 (40.6) |
9.3 (48.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.2 (63) |
19.9 (67.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
5.5 (41.9) |
0.1 (32.2) |
7.69 (45.84) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −6.4 (20.5) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
1.4 (34.5) |
5.8 (42.4) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
17.4 (63.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
7.5 (45.5) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
4.42 (39.94) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 45.2 (1.78) |
34.0 (1.339) |
52.5 (2.067) |
89.6 (3.528) |
104.2 (4.102) |
118.2 (4.654) |
137.1 (5.398) |
152.6 (6.008) |
135.9 (5.35) |
104.9 (4.13) |
93.1 (3.665) |
64.2 (2.528) |
1,131.5 (44.549) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 38 (15) |
22 (8.7) |
15 (5.9) |
3 (1.2) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
5 (2) |
24 (9.4) |
107 (42.2) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 66 | 67 | 72 | 77 | 81 | 88 | 91 | 88 | 81 | 72 | 67 | 65 | 76.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 136.2 | 161.2 | 200.4 | 188.6 | 209.6 | 157.9 | 132.0 | 152.3 | 175.3 | 183.3 | 126.5 | 108.4 | 1,931.7 |
| Source: NOAA (1961-1990)[1] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (Japanese) (some English content)
