Kikonai 木古内町 | |
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 Memorial Tablet for theKanrin Maru Sinking at Saraki Point (February 2009) | |
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 The location of Kikonai in Oshima Subprefecture. | |
  Kikonai Location of Kikonai in Japan | |
| Coordinates:41°41′N140°26′E / 41.683°N 140.433°E /41.683; 140.433 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido |
| Subprefecture | Oshima Subprefecture |
| District | Kamiiso |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Isao Ōmori |
| Area | |
• Total | 221.88 km2 (85.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2016-09-30) | |
• Total | 4,448 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Post code | 049-0422 |
| Area code | 01392 |
| Government Office Address | 218 Banchi, Aza Hon-chō, Kikonai-chō, Kamiiso-gun, Hokkaidō 049-0422 |
| Government Office Telephone | 01392-2-3131 |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Rhododendron |
| Tree | Cryptomeria |
Kikonai (木古内町,Kikonai-chō) is atown located inOshima Subprefecture,Hokkaido,Japan.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimatedpopulation of 4,448, and adensity of 20 persons per km2. The total area is 221.88 km2.
Kikonai is located on the southwest of theOshima Peninsula and facesTsugaru Strait.
| Climate data for Kikonai (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) | 10.1 (50.2) | 11.9 (53.4) | 16.7 (62.1) | 25.4 (77.7) | 30.4 (86.7) | 29.4 (84.9) | 34.2 (93.6) | 34.1 (93.4) | 32.5 (90.5) | 27.5 (81.5) | 21.5 (70.7) | 16.9 (62.4) | 34.2 (93.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) | 1.7 (35.1) | 5.5 (41.9) | 11.4 (52.5) | 15.9 (60.6) | 18.8 (65.8) | 22.7 (72.9) | 25.1 (77.2) | 22.9 (73.2) | 17.0 (62.6) | 9.9 (49.8) | 3.1 (37.6) | 12.9 (55.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) | −1.8 (28.8) | 1.5 (34.7) | 6.7 (44.1) | 11.4 (52.5) | 15.1 (59.2) | 19.4 (66.9) | 21.6 (70.9) | 18.3 (64.9) | 12.0 (53.6) | 5.6 (42.1) | −0.2 (31.6) | 8.9 (48.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) | −5.4 (22.3) | −2.6 (27.3) | 1.8 (35.2) | 7.1 (44.8) | 11.8 (53.2) | 16.7 (62.1) | 18.5 (65.3) | 14.0 (57.2) | 7.1 (44.8) | 1.5 (34.7) | −3.4 (25.9) | 5.1 (41.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.9 (5.2) | −15.6 (3.9) | −14.1 (6.6) | −9.1 (15.6) | −0.9 (30.4) | 3.5 (38.3) | 7.6 (45.7) | 9.6 (49.3) | 3.2 (37.8) | −1.1 (30.0) | −7.9 (17.8) | −13.0 (8.6) | −15.6 (3.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 96.9 (3.81) | 79.8 (3.14) | 72.7 (2.86) | 76.1 (3.00) | 87.4 (3.44) | 87.7 (3.45) | 132.7 (5.22) | 159.9 (6.30) | 153.8 (6.06) | 110.2 (4.34) | 122.4 (4.82) | 120.8 (4.76) | 1,293 (50.91) |
| Average rainy days | 19.3 | 16.5 | 14.7 | 9.8 | 10.4 | 7.9 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 11.1 | 12.6 | 15.6 | 20.1 | 157.3 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 85.7 | 97.8 | 158.7 | 194.8 | 192.1 | 150.4 | 123.3 | 149.2 | 165.8 | 165.1 | 103.8 | 80.7 | 1,667.4 |
| Source 1:JMA[1] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2:JMA[2] | |||||||||||||
Kikonai's station,Kikonai Station, is located at the north end of theSeikan Tunnel, which connects the islands ofHokkaido andHonshū. The town government is actively promoting the development of theHokkaidō Shinkansen and proposes offeringintermodal service on the line.
Matsumae Line used to run from Kikonai but it was abolished in 1988. The section ofEsashi Line from Kikonai toEsashi was also abolished in May 2014.
Media related toKikonai, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
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