Yakumo (八雲町, Yakumo-chō) is a town in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
Yakumo
八雲町 | |
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Town | |
View over Yakumo-chō | |
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![]() Location of Yakumo in Hokkaido | |
![]() ![]() Yakumo Location in Japan | |
Coordinates: 42°15′N 140°16′E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Hokkaido |
Prefecture | Hokkaido |
District | Futami |
Government | |
• Mayor | Katsunori Iwamura |
Area | |
• Total | 955.98 km2 (369.11 sq mi) |
Population (2016-09-30) | |
• Total | 17,299 |
• Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
City hall address | 138-1, Sumizome-chō, Yakumo-cho, Futami-gun, Hokkaidō 049-3192 |
Climate | Dfb |
Website | www |
Symbols | |
Bird | Steller's sea eagle |
Flower | Sunflower |
Tree | Japanese yew |
As of September 2016, the town's population was estimated as 17,299, with a density of 18 persons per km2. The total area is 955.98 km2.
On October 1, 2005, the town of Kumaishi was merged into Yakumo; now in the newly created Futami District. The former town of Kumaishi joined Oshima Subprefecture at the same time.
Yakumo is the only municipality which faces both the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean. The Yakumo area and the Kumaishi area are separated by mountains.
The name comes from the word "Yakumo" in the Waka composed by Susanoo-no-Mikoto.[1]
Climate data for Yakumo, Hokkaido (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) | 9.1 (48.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
27.5 (81.5) |
30.4 (86.7) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.3 (91.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
20.3 (68.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
33.5 (92.3) |
Average high °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) |
0.7 (33.3) |
4.5 (40.1) |
10.1 (50.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
24.7 (76.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
2.1 (35.8) |
12.1 (53.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
0.7 (33.3) |
5.9 (42.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
14.7 (58.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
17.6 (63.7) |
11.1 (52.0) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
8.2 (46.7) |
Average low °C (°F) | −7.1 (19.2) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
1.5 (34.7) |
6.6 (43.9) |
11.4 (52.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
12.9 (55.2) |
6.0 (42.8) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
4.2 (39.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | −18.3 (−0.9) |
−19.0 (−2.2) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
1.8 (35.2) |
6.7 (44.1) |
8.8 (47.8) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−19.0 (−2.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 74.2 (2.92) |
69.9 (2.75) |
69.4 (2.73) |
84.0 (3.31) |
100.1 (3.94) |
77.9 (3.07) |
132.5 (5.22) |
195.2 (7.69) |
157.9 (6.22) |
103.9 (4.09) |
116.6 (4.59) |
99.1 (3.90) |
1,294.1 (50.95) |
Average snowfall cm (inches) | 185 (73) |
153 (60) |
99 (39) |
9 (3.5) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
35 (14) |
150 (59) |
628 (247) |
Average rainy days | 17.2 | 15.3 | 12.9 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 8.4 | 9.8 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 12.2 | 15.2 | 17.8 | 151 |
Average snowy days | 20.2 | 17.8 | 13.4 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 16.9 | 73.9 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 64.8 | 83.4 | 134.4 | 177.0 | 181.1 | 138.2 | 116.5 | 139.7 | 159.0 | 148.0 | 91.4 | 64.6 | 1,500.9 |
Source 1: JMA[2] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: JMA[3] |
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