Kyōwa 共和町 | |
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Town | |
 Kyōwa Town hall | |
 Flag  Emblem | |
 Location of Kyōwa inHokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture) | |
  Kyōwa Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates:42°59′N140°37′E / 42.983°N 140.617°E /42.983; 140.617 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture) |
| District | Iwanai |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eiji Yamamoto |
| Area | |
• Total | 304.96 km2 (117.75 sq mi) |
| Population (September 30, 2016) | |
• Total | 6,136 |
| • Density | 20.12/km2 (52.11/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 38-2 Minamihoroni, Kyōwa, Iwanai-gun, Hokkaido 048-2292 |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Menyanthes |
| Tree | Taxus cuspidata[1] |
Kyōwa (共和町,Kyōwa-chō) is atown located inShiribeshi Subprefecture,Hokkaido,Japan.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimatedpopulation of 6,136, and adensity of 20 persons per km2. The total area is 304.96 km2.
Kyōwa is located just south of theShakotan Peninsula, near theNiseko Volcanic Group.
| Climate data for Kyōwa (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) | 9.4 (48.9) | 13.6 (56.5) | 16.3 (61.3) | 24.6 (76.3) | 30.0 (86.0) | 32.5 (90.5) | 34.7 (94.5) | 35.0 (95.0) | 33.4 (92.1) | 25.2 (77.4) | 21.2 (70.2) | 15.3 (59.5) | 35.0 (95.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) | 0.1 (32.2) | 3.8 (38.8) | 10.6 (51.1) | 16.5 (61.7) | 20.5 (68.9) | 24.5 (76.1) | 25.9 (78.6) | 22.5 (72.5) | 15.8 (60.4) | 8.4 (47.1) | 1.8 (35.2) | 12.5 (54.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) | −3.0 (26.6) | 0.5 (32.9) | 6.3 (43.3) | 11.8 (53.2) | 16.0 (60.8) | 20.1 (68.2) | 21.4 (70.5) | 17.5 (63.5) | 11.2 (52.2) | 4.8 (40.6) | −1.1 (30.0) | 8.5 (47.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.8 (19.8) | −6.7 (19.9) | −3.4 (25.9) | 1.7 (35.1) | 7.0 (44.6) | 11.9 (53.4) | 16.4 (61.5) | 17.4 (63.3) | 12.8 (55.0) | 6.6 (43.9) | 1.2 (34.2) | −4.2 (24.4) | 4.5 (40.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.8 (0.0) | −17.0 (1.4) | −15.4 (4.3) | −8.7 (16.3) | −0.8 (30.6) | 2.7 (36.9) | 7.6 (45.7) | 9.1 (48.4) | 2.9 (37.2) | −1.1 (30.0) | −7.7 (18.1) | −16.4 (2.5) | −17.8 (0.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 56.3 (2.22) | 40.7 (1.60) | 40.6 (1.60) | 47.6 (1.87) | 61.1 (2.41) | 52.4 (2.06) | 96.4 (3.80) | 124.3 (4.89) | 118.7 (4.67) | 113.4 (4.46) | 110.4 (4.35) | 83.7 (3.30) | 948.7 (37.35) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 200 (79) | 148 (58) | 81 (32) | 8 (3.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.4) | 32 (13) | 171 (67) | 643 (253) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 15.1 | 12.5 | 11.2 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 11.8 | 14.0 | 16.2 | 17.6 | 143.5 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 3 cm) | 19.8 | 16.1 | 10.7 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 15.7 | 67 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 25.7 | 43.6 | 111.5 | 171.8 | 195.1 | 165.1 | 161.4 | 169.2 | 161.7 | 126.1 | 55.4 | 19.8 | 1,406.3 |
| Source:Japan Meteorological Agency[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Kyōwa's main economic activity is farming, with watermelon, Japanese melon, and sweet corn as major crops. In line with the agricultural theme, the town's mascot is the kakashi, or scarecrow, images of which adorn features of the town including brickwork and light posts.
Iwanai Line (Japanese National Railways) used to run through the town from Kozawa Station to Iwanai Station (Iwanai).
Media related toKyōwa, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
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