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Fukagawa 深川市 | |
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 Location of Fukagawa inHokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture) | |
  Fukagawa Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:43°43′4″N142°2′25″E / 43.71778°N 142.04028°E /43.71778; 142.04028 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Sorachi Subprefecture) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Takefumi Yamashita |
| Area | |
• Total | 529.12 km2 (204.29 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1 2020) | |
• Total | 20,039 |
| • Density | 37.872/km2 (98.089/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 17-17 Ni-jō, Fukagawa-shi, Hokkaidō 074-8650 |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Common cuckoo |
| Flower | Chrysanthemum |
| Tree | Japanese White Birch |
Fukagawa (深川市,Fukagawa-shi) is acity located inSorachi Subprefecture,Hokkaido,Japan.
As of 1 October 2020, the city has an estimatedpopulation of 20,039, and thedensity of 38 persons per km2. The total area is 529.12 km2.
Fukagawa is a small but vibrant city most known for its plentiful rice fields and apple and cherry orchards in Otoe, a township to the south of the downtown area. Fukagawa is growing largely in Otoe, anchored by itsRoadside Station, which is the third-busiest in Hokkaido, according to an article in theHokkaido Shimbun.
Fukagawa is located on theIshikari Plain, and is roughly an equal distance in betweenAsahikawa to the northeast, andTakikawa to the southwest.[1][2]
Fukagawa borders on nine municipalities in Hokkaido Prefecture, spanning Sorachi,Kamikawa, andRumoi subprefectures:
| Climate data for Fukagawa (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) | 6.1 (43.0) | 7.7 (45.9) | 13.5 (56.3) | 25.7 (78.3) | 31.9 (89.4) | 33.6 (92.5) | 35.8 (96.4) | 36.1 (97.0) | 33.1 (91.6) | 24.9 (76.8) | 20.9 (69.6) | 13.2 (55.8) | 36.1 (97.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.2 (26.2) | −2.0 (28.4) | 2.3 (36.1) | 10.1 (50.2) | 17.6 (63.7) | 21.8 (71.2) | 25.2 (77.4) | 25.8 (78.4) | 21.8 (71.2) | 15.0 (59.0) | 6.5 (43.7) | −0.9 (30.4) | 11.7 (53.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.3 (18.9) | −6.6 (20.1) | −2.0 (28.4) | 4.8 (40.6) | 11.7 (53.1) | 16.4 (61.5) | 20.1 (68.2) | 20.6 (69.1) | 16.1 (61.0) | 9.5 (49.1) | 2.5 (36.5) | −4.3 (24.3) | 6.8 (44.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.0 (8.6) | −13.0 (8.6) | −7.5 (18.5) | −0.5 (31.1) | 6.3 (43.3) | 11.9 (53.4) | 16.2 (61.2) | 16.4 (61.5) | 10.9 (51.6) | 4.3 (39.7) | −1.5 (29.3) | −9.0 (15.8) | 1.8 (35.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −28.9 (−20.0) | −29.7 (−21.5) | −26.7 (−16.1) | −14.8 (5.4) | −3.2 (26.2) | 2.6 (36.7) | 6.8 (44.2) | 7.5 (45.5) | 0.7 (33.3) | −6.0 (21.2) | −18.9 (−2.0) | −28.7 (−19.7) | −29.7 (−21.5) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 50.0 (1.97) | 39.9 (1.57) | 42.7 (1.68) | 47.9 (1.89) | 67.9 (2.67) | 62.1 (2.44) | 130.1 (5.12) | 147.3 (5.80) | 147.0 (5.79) | 122.6 (4.83) | 111.1 (4.37) | 74.4 (2.93) | 1,044.2 (41.11) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 243 (96) | 188 (74) | 146 (57) | 23 (9.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 83 (33) | 242 (95) | 929 (366) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 16.3 | 13.6 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 8.7 | 10.2 | 11.1 | 13.4 | 15.4 | 19.2 | 19.1 | 160.7 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 3 cm) | 23.2 | 19.4 | 16.1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 7.3 | 22.0 | 91.2 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 73.9 | 91.1 | 133.1 | 162.1 | 195.7 | 171.6 | 166.9 | 163.3 | 153.4 | 127.4 | 65.3 | 54.2 | 1,560 |
| Source:Japan Meteorological Agency[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Fukagawa was settled by thetondenhei, or the colonist militia, between 1895 and 1896.[1][5]
The main economic activity of Fukagawa is rice production. Rice paddies in the city are irrigated by theTaishō Canal, which is channeled off theIshikari River. Potatoes and apples are also agricultural products of the city.[1]
Both trains and buses provide a direct link to the prefectural capital,Sapporo.
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada[6]One of the main tourist attractions is Mount Kamui, a popularski resort technically in Asahikawa, but only minutes away from Fukagawa by car or bus.[7]
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