Suttsu 寿都町 | |
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Town | |
Suttsu Town hall | |
Location of Suttsu inHokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture) | |
| Coordinates:42°47′N140°14′E / 42.783°N 140.233°E /42.783; 140.233 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Shiribeshi Subprefecture) |
| District | Suttsu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Haruo Kataoka |
| Area | |
• Total | 95.36 km2 (36.82 sq mi) |
| Population (September 30, 2016) | |
• Total | 3,113 |
| • Density | 32.64/km2 (84.55/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 140-1 Toshimacho, Suttsu, Suttsu-gun, Hokkaido 048-0406 |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Common gull |
| Flower | Rosa rugosa |
| Tree | Cherry blossom |
Suttsu (寿都町,Suttsu-chō) is atown located inShiribeshi Subprefecture,Hokkaido,Japan.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimatedpopulation of 3,113, and adensity of 33 persons per km2. The total area is 95.36 km2.
The town of Suttsu faces the Suttsu Bay, a bay of theSea of Japan. Shubetsu River flows in the middle of the town and divides the town into east and west.
Suttsu has ahumid continental climate (Köppen climate classificationDfb) with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but the months from March to June are somewhat drier.
| Climate data for Suttsu (elevation 33.4 m (110 ft), 1991−2020 normals, extremes 1885−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.2 (54.0) | 11.2 (52.2) | 17.5 (63.5) | 27.7 (81.9) | 29.0 (84.2) | 31.3 (88.3) | 33.0 (91.4) | 34.0 (93.2) | 31.1 (88.0) | 25.9 (78.6) | 20.6 (69.1) | 15.1 (59.2) | 34.0 (93.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) | 0.3 (32.5) | 3.9 (39.0) | 10.2 (50.4) | 15.7 (60.3) | 19.2 (66.6) | 23.0 (73.4) | 24.6 (76.3) | 21.6 (70.9) | 15.6 (60.1) | 8.4 (47.1) | 2.0 (35.6) | 12.0 (53.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) | −1.9 (28.6) | 1.2 (34.2) | 6.5 (43.7) | 11.5 (52.7) | 15.4 (59.7) | 19.5 (67.1) | 21.2 (70.2) | 18.1 (64.6) | 12.1 (53.8) | 5.6 (42.1) | −0.3 (31.5) | 8.9 (48.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) | −4.6 (23.7) | −1.7 (28.9) | 2.8 (37.0) | 7.8 (46.0) | 12.3 (54.1) | 16.8 (62.2) | 18.4 (65.1) | 14.6 (58.3) | 8.4 (47.1) | 2.3 (36.1) | −2.8 (27.0) | 5.8 (42.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.7 (3.7) | −15.0 (5.0) | −11.4 (11.5) | −7.7 (18.1) | −1.4 (29.5) | 2.7 (36.9) | 7.1 (44.8) | 10.8 (51.4) | 4.8 (40.6) | −3.6 (25.5) | −9.0 (15.8) | −15.0 (5.0) | −15.7 (3.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 120.2 (4.73) | 87.4 (3.44) | 68.1 (2.68) | 59.3 (2.33) | 65.9 (2.59) | 60.7 (2.39) | 94.5 (3.72) | 130.1 (5.12) | 149.8 (5.90) | 128.0 (5.04) | 148.2 (5.83) | 138.5 (5.45) | 1,250.6 (49.24) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 146 (57) | 114 (45) | 60 (24) | 3 (1.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 24 (9.4) | 108 (43) | 454 (179) |
| Average rainy days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 22.2 | 18.1 | 13.1 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.6 | 11.6 | 13.6 | 18.0 | 22.1 | 162.4 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 1 cm) | 25.3 | 21.3 | 16.0 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 21.2 | 91.4 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 69 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 74 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 74 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 27.2 | 46.7 | 111.0 | 170.7 | 194.6 | 170.4 | 155.6 | 163.1 | 153.9 | 121.3 | 55.3 | 26.4 | 1,393.5 |
| Source 1:Japan Meteorological Agency (1981 - 2010)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Japan Meteorological Agency (1884 - )[2] | |||||||||||||
Fisheries comprise the main economic activity of Suttsu. The town developed by the fishery ofherring.[4] Because of a decrease of fishery resources, Suttsu focuses on an aquaculture business now.[5]