Yūbetsu, Hokkaido
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Town in Hokkaido, Japan
Yūbetsu Flag Seal | |
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Location of Yūbetsu in Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture) | |
44°13′27″N 143°36′58″E / 44.22417°N 143.61611°E / 44.22417; 143.61611 | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Hokkaido |
Prefecture | Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture) |
District | Monbetsu |
Area | |
• Total | 505.74 km2 (195.27 sq mi) |
Population (February 28, 2021) | |
• Total | 8,474 |
• Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
Climate | Dfb |
Website | www |
Yūbetsu (湧別町, Yūbetsu-chō) is a town located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of February 2021, the town has an estimated population of 8,474. The total area is 505.74 km2.
History
On October 1, 2009, the town of Kamiyūbetsu was merged into Yūbetsu; both are in Monbetsu District, Okhotsk Subprefecture.[1]
Climate
Climate data for Yūbetsu (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) | 9.4 (48.9) | 17.1 (62.8) | 18.3 (64.9) | 31.1 (88.0) | 38.5 (101.3) | 33.8 (92.8) | 34.9 (94.8) | 35.5 (95.9) | 32.6 (90.7) | 28.0 (82.4) | 22.3 (72.1) | 17.0 (62.6) | 38.5 (101.3) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) | −2.3 (27.9) | 1.9 (35.4) | 9.3 (48.7) | 15.0 (59.0) | 18.0 (64.4) | 21.9 (71.4) | 23.7 (74.7) | 21.2 (70.2) | 15.2 (59.4) | 7.3 (45.1) | 0.1 (32.2) | 10.7 (51.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) | −6.8 (19.8) | −2.2 (28.0) | 4.3 (39.7) | 9.7 (49.5) | 13.4 (56.1) | 17.5 (63.5) | 19.3 (66.7) | 16.1 (61.0) | 9.8 (49.6) | 2.9 (37.2) | −3.8 (25.2) | 6.1 (43.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.7 (10.9) | −12.7 (9.1) | −7.1 (19.2) | −0.4 (31.3) | 4.8 (40.6) | 9.4 (48.9) | 13.9 (57.0) | 15.6 (60.1) | 11.7 (53.1) | 5.0 (41.0) | −1.2 (29.8) | −8.4 (16.9) | 1.6 (34.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −26.9 (−16.4) | −27.6 (−17.7) | −24.6 (−12.3) | −14.7 (5.5) | −3.2 (26.2) | 0.0 (32.0) | 3.8 (38.8) | 5.8 (42.4) | 2.5 (36.5) | −4.0 (24.8) | −14.9 (5.2) | −22.1 (−7.8) | −27.6 (−17.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 32.0 (1.26) | 23.1 (0.91) | 25.5 (1.00) | 38.6 (1.52) | 53.7 (2.11) | 67.3 (2.65) | 102.9 (4.05) | 114.1 (4.49) | 117.3 (4.62) | 79.3 (3.12) | 49.3 (1.94) | 43.1 (1.70) | 750.7 (29.56) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.0 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 120.5 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 102.2 | 120.1 | 161.0 | 177.1 | 179.8 | 163.0 | 157.2 | 157.2 | 165.3 | 152.2 | 110.3 | 99.0 | 1,747.4 |
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[2][3] |
Mascots
Tupit and Lip-chan, the town's mascots
Yūbetsu's mascots are Tupit (チューピット, Chūpitto) and Lip-chan (ツリーくん, Rippu-chan). They are mischievous tulip siblings who lived in the Kamiyubetsu Tulip Park.[4]
- Tupit is a kikomachi tulip. He is 12 years old. He likes onsens and is a very good table tennis player.
- Lip-chan is a jacqueline tulip. She is 10 years old and Tupit's younger sister. She is a good reader and is good at studying the benefits of massage therapy.
Sister Cities
Yūbetsu has been twinned with Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada, since 1998.
References
External links
- Media related to Yūbetsu, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website (in Japanese)
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