Haboro 羽幌町 | |
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 Haboro Town Hall | |
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  Haboro Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:44°21′38″N141°41′50″E / 44.36056°N 141.69722°E /44.36056; 141.69722 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Rumoi) |
| District | Tomamae |
| Area | |
• Total | 472.65 km2 (182.49 sq mi) |
| Population (January 31, 2025) | |
• Total | 5,932 |
| • Density | 12.55/km2 (32.51/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 1-1 Minamimachi, Haboro-cho, Tomamae-gun, Hokkaido 078-4198 |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Azalea |
| Tree | Japanese yew |
Haboro (羽幌町,Haboro-chō) is atown located inRumoi Subprefecture,Hokkaido,Japan.[1]As of 31 January 2025[update], the town had an estimatedpopulation of 5,932 in 3315 households, and apopulation density of 13 people per km2.[2] The total area of the town is 472.65 km2 (182.49 sq mi).
Haboro faces theSea of Japan. Much of the area of the town is within theTeshio Mountains, and much of the town is protected as a national forest.[1]Mount Pisshiri is the highest point in the city at 1,032 metres (3,386 ft). Two rivers cross the town: theHaboro and theChikubetsu.
The municipality of Haboro includes two sparsely populated islands in the Sea of Japan.
Haboro has ahumid continental climate (Köppen climate classificationDfb) with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is high throughout the year; the months from August to December are wetter than the rest of the year. The highest temperature recorded was 34.4 °C (94 °F) on August 1, 2021.[7] The coldest temperature ever recorded was −26.4 °C (−15.5 °F) on 27 January 1923.[8]
| Climate data for Haboro, elevation 8 m (26 ft), (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1921−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) | 9.9 (49.8) | 15.9 (60.6) | 24.3 (75.7) | 28.2 (82.8) | 30.9 (87.6) | 34.2 (93.6) | 34.4 (93.9) | 33.9 (93.0) | 24.1 (75.4) | 20.1 (68.2) | 12.4 (54.3) | 34.4 (93.9) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) | 5.4 (41.7) | 10.4 (50.7) | 18.9 (66.0) | 24.3 (75.7) | 26.1 (79.0) | 28.8 (83.8) | 29.5 (85.1) | 27.6 (81.7) | 21.4 (70.5) | 15.4 (59.7) | 7.6 (45.7) | 30.6 (87.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) | −0.7 (30.7) | 3.1 (37.6) | 9.4 (48.9) | 15.4 (59.7) | 19.3 (66.7) | 23.1 (73.6) | 24.7 (76.5) | 21.6 (70.9) | 15.2 (59.4) | 7.5 (45.5) | 1.0 (33.8) | 11.5 (52.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.3 (24.3) | −4.0 (24.8) | −0.1 (31.8) | 5.5 (41.9) | 11.2 (52.2) | 15.5 (59.9) | 19.6 (67.3) | 20.9 (69.6) | 17.4 (63.3) | 11.2 (52.2) | 4.4 (39.9) | −1.7 (28.9) | 8.0 (46.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.3 (17.1) | −8.4 (16.9) | −4.2 (24.4) | 1.2 (34.2) | 6.9 (44.4) | 12.0 (53.6) | 16.3 (61.3) | 17.3 (63.1) | 12.8 (55.0) | 6.9 (44.4) | 1.0 (33.8) | −4.7 (23.5) | 4.1 (39.3) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −17.7 (0.1) | −17.4 (0.7) | −12.4 (9.7) | −4.3 (24.3) | 0.2 (32.4) | 6.0 (42.8) | 10.6 (51.1) | 11.4 (52.5) | 6.2 (43.2) | 0.7 (33.3) | −5.0 (23.0) | −13.0 (8.6) | −19.1 (−2.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −26.4 (−15.5) | −26.1 (−15.0) | −22.8 (−9.0) | −11.4 (11.5) | −3.6 (25.5) | −0.8 (30.6) | 3.7 (38.7) | 4.4 (39.9) | 1.9 (35.4) | −4.7 (23.5) | −13.6 (7.5) | −22.5 (−8.5) | −26.4 (−15.5) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 116.5 (4.59) | 82.2 (3.24) | 67.8 (2.67) | 58.1 (2.29) | 72.2 (2.84) | 67.8 (2.67) | 129.8 (5.11) | 136.6 (5.38) | 143.8 (5.66) | 152.0 (5.98) | 161.1 (6.34) | 149.9 (5.90) | 1,337.7 (52.67) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 159 (63) | 110 (43) | 65 (26) | 8 (3.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 44 (17) | 154 (61) | 535 (211) |
| Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) | 85 (33) | 97 (38) | 86 (34) | 26 (10) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 18 (7.1) | 54 (21) | 99 (39) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 23.0 | 17.5 | 13.8 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 10.4 | 12.2 | 15.5 | 19.8 | 23.0 | 172.7 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 3.0 cm) | 23.9 | 19.0 | 15.1 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 8.3 | 21.7 | 90.3 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 75 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 76 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 75 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 52.8 | 77.1 | 133.8 | 174.2 | 203.1 | 177.3 | 168.1 | 173.7 | 172.1 | 125.5 | 53.4 | 32.5 | 1,543.6 |
| Source 1:Japan Meteorological Agency[8][9] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Météo Climat[10][11] | |||||||||||||
Per Japanese census data, the population of Haboro is as shown below. The town is in a long period of sustained population loss.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1940 | 12,392 | — |
| 1950 | 22,545 | +81.9% |
| 1960 | 28,168 | +24.9% |
| 1970 | 28,574 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 13,254 | −53.6% |
| 1990 | 10,944 | −17.4% |
| 2000 | 9,364 | −14.4% |
| 2010 | 7,960 | −15.0% |
| 2020 | 6,548 | −17.7% |
Haboro village was established in 1894. The town's full-scale development began in the mid-Meiji period, later than the neighboring towns of Tomamae and Shosanbetsu, but since the discovery of the Haboro Coal Mine, which produced high-quality coal, in the Taisho period, it developed into a monoculture settlement centered on coal. Haboro was officially designated a town in 1921. The villages of Teuri and Yagishiri were merged into Haboro in 1955 and 1959, respectively.[1] In the 1965 census, the town had a population of 30,266 and 6,840 households, and flourished as one of the leading coal mining towns in Hokkaido and the country. However, since the mine closed in 1971, depopulation has been significant.
The name of the town is from theAinu language, but of uncertain origin. Haboro may have originated with the Ainu language wordhapuru, meaning "a soft sound", orhaporopetsu, meaning "the basin of a large river".[1]
InJapanese, the name of the town is written withateji, orkanji characters used to phonetically represent native or borrowed words. The first,羽, means "feather" or "wings", and the second,幌, means "curtain" or "cloth".
Haboro has amayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and aunicameral town council of nine members. Haboro, as part of Rumoi sub-prefecture, contributes one member to the Hokkaidō Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of theHokkaidō 10th district of thelower house of theDiet of Japan.
The local economy of Haboro is centered oncommercial fishing and agriculture, and there are attempts to develop the tourism industry, taking advantage of the coal mine remnants and theShokanbetsu-Teuri-Yagishiri Quasi-National Park
Haboro has three public elementary schools and three public junior high schools operated by the town government, and two public high schoolsoperated by the Hokkaidō Board of Education.
Haboro was originally connected to other areas of Hokkaido by rail. TheJapanese National RailwaysHaboro Line extended 141.1 km between Rumoi andHoronobe. Construction on the line dated to 1927, but it was discontinued in 1987 with the establishment ofJR Hokkaido during the privatization of Japanese National Railways.[1][12]
Haboro is crossed byNational Route 232, anational highway of Japan that ranges across western Hokkaido betweenWakkanai andRumoi.[1] Teuri and Yagishiri have a single road surrounding the island.
The islands of Yagishiri and Teuri are served by ferry from the Port of Haboro.
ThePort of Haboro was established in March 1953. It is administered by the town.[13]
Haboro's mascot isOrobo (オロ坊). He is a fashionablecommon murre. He contributes to the town by promoting sightseeing and certain events. He eats sand eels. As anauk, he is a skilled swimmer. He owns a hat collection (of which his most favourite is his shrimp toque). Children often mistake him for a penguin.[14]
Media related toHaboro, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
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