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Rishiri 利尻町 | |
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Town | |
 Rishiri Town Hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Rishiri inHokkaido (Sōya Subprefecture) | |
  Rishiri Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:45°11′N141°8′E / 45.183°N 141.133°E /45.183; 141.133 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Sōya Subprefecture) |
| District | Rishiri |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jun'itsu Tajima |
| Area | |
• Total | 76.49 km2 (29.53 sq mi) |
| Population (30 September 2016) | |
• Total | 2,169 |
| • Density | 28.36/km2 (73.44/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 14-1 Kutsugata Midorichō, Rishiri-chō, Rishiri-gun, Hokkaidō 097-0401 |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Rishiri komadori(Erithacus akahige rishiriensis) |
| Flower | Ezokanzō(Hemerocallis dumortieri var.esculenta) and chishimazakura(Prunus nipponica var.kurilensis) |
| Tree | Siberian dwarf pine(Pinus pumila) |
Rishiri (利尻町,Rishiri-chō) is atown located onRishiri Island inSōya Subprefecture,Hokkaido,Japan.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimatedpopulation of 2,169 and adensity of 28 persons per km2. The total area is 76.49 km2.
Rishiri Airport is located in nearbyRishirifuji.
Rishiri is located on the western portion ofRishiri Island, facing theSea of Japan.Mount Rishiri (also known as Rishirifuji), at 1721m, is located on the border withRishirifuji.[1]
| Climate data forPort Kutsugata, Rishiri, elevation 14 m (46 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1976–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.3 (45.1) | 7.4 (45.3) | 12.4 (54.3) | 19.3 (66.7) | 23.8 (74.8) | 28.6 (83.5) | 31.9 (89.4) | 32.5 (90.5) | 30.4 (86.7) | 21.8 (71.2) | 16.7 (62.1) | 12.1 (53.8) | 32.5 (90.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) | −1.4 (29.5) | 2.1 (35.8) | 7.6 (45.7) | 13.2 (55.8) | 17.3 (63.1) | 21.4 (70.5) | 23.1 (73.6) | 20.6 (69.1) | 14.4 (57.9) | 6.7 (44.1) | 0.5 (32.9) | 10.3 (50.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4 (25) | −3.8 (25.2) | −0.3 (31.5) | 4.6 (40.3) | 9.6 (49.3) | 13.7 (56.7) | 18.0 (64.4) | 19.9 (67.8) | 17.3 (63.1) | 11.5 (52.7) | 4.0 (39.2) | −1.8 (28.8) | 7.4 (45.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.4 (20.5) | −6.5 (20.3) | −3.2 (26.2) | 1.4 (34.5) | 6.1 (43.0) | 10.4 (50.7) | 14.9 (58.8) | 16.6 (61.9) | 13.5 (56.3) | 8.0 (46.4) | 1.2 (34.2) | −4.2 (24.4) | 4.3 (39.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.7 (3.7) | −16.9 (1.6) | −14.4 (6.1) | −6.4 (20.5) | −1.8 (28.8) | 1.3 (34.3) | 5.5 (41.9) | 8.8 (47.8) | 5.4 (41.7) | −0.7 (30.7) | −10.5 (13.1) | −12.3 (9.9) | −16.9 (1.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 46.4 (1.83) | 33.3 (1.31) | 34.8 (1.37) | 41.2 (1.62) | 68.4 (2.69) | 62.1 (2.44) | 93.8 (3.69) | 118.2 (4.65) | 117.9 (4.64) | 117.5 (4.63) | 106.5 (4.19) | 72.6 (2.86) | 912.7 (35.92) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.9 | 11.2 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 11.0 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 129.3 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 42.5 | 74.3 | 133.1 | 173.0 | 184.3 | 153.4 | 152.5 | 162.0 | 175.1 | 137.7 | 65.8 | 37.8 | 1,492.5 |
| Source 1:JMA[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2:JMA[3] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Rishiri has declined in recent decades.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 2000 | 3,417 | — |
| 2010 | 2,590 | −24.2% |
| 2020 | 2,004 | −22.6% |
Rishiri's mascot isRishirin (りしりん), who is a bright and energetic kelp with a Mount Rishiri motif. She helps Lip-kun and Lip-chan (the mascots of Rishirifuji) and Atsumon (the mascot of Rebun) research the nature ofRishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park. Her favorite foods are sea urchins and kelp. She was unveiled in 2011.[5]
Media related toRishiri, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park travel guide from Wikivoyage
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