Yūbetsu, Hokkaido

Yūbetsu (湧別町, Yūbetsu-chō) is a town located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

Yūbetsu
湧別町
Town
Yubetsu town hall
Yubetsu town hall
Flag of Yūbetsu
Official seal of Yūbetsu
Location of Yūbetsu in Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
Location of Yūbetsu in Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
Yūbetsu is located in Japan
Yūbetsu
Yūbetsu
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 44°13′27″N 143°36′58″E
CountryJapan
RegionHokkaido
PrefectureHokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
DistrictMonbetsu
Area
  Total505.74 km2 (195.27 sq mi)
Population
 (February 28, 2021)
  Total8,474
  Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.town.yubetsu.lg.jp

As of February 2021, the town has an estimated population of 8,474. The total area is 505.74 km2.

History

On October 1, 2009, the town of Kamiyūbetsu was merged into Yūbetsu; both are in Monbetsu District, Okhotsk Subprefecture.[1]

Climate

Climate data for Yūbetsu (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 9.4
(48.9)
11.0
(51.8)
18.3
(64.9)
31.1
(88.0)
38.5
(101.3)
33.8
(92.8)
34.9
(94.8)
35.5
(95.9)
32.6
(90.7)
28.0
(82.4)
22.3
(72.1)
17.0
(62.6)
38.5
(101.3)
Average high °C (°F) −2.5
(27.5)
−2.3
(27.9)
1.9
(35.4)
9.3
(48.7)
15.0
(59.0)
18.0
(64.4)
21.9
(71.4)
23.7
(74.7)
21.2
(70.2)
15.2
(59.4)
7.3
(45.1)
0.1
(32.2)
10.7
(51.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −6.6
(20.1)
−6.8
(19.8)
−2.2
(28.0)
4.3
(39.7)
9.7
(49.5)
13.4
(56.1)
17.5
(63.5)
19.3
(66.7)
16.1
(61.0)
9.8
(49.6)
2.9
(37.2)
−3.8
(25.2)
6.1
(43.0)
Average low °C (°F) −11.7
(10.9)
−12.7
(9.1)
−7.1
(19.2)
−0.4
(31.3)
4.8
(40.6)
9.4
(48.9)
13.9
(57.0)
15.6
(60.1)
11.7
(53.1)
5.0
(41.0)
−1.2
(29.8)
−8.4
(16.9)
1.6
(34.8)
Record low °C (°F) −26.9
(−16.4)
−27.6
(−17.7)
−24.6
(−12.3)
−14.7
(5.5)
−3.2
(26.2)
0.0
(32.0)
3.8
(38.8)
5.8
(42.4)
2.5
(36.5)
−4.0
(24.8)
−14.9
(5.2)
−22.1
(−7.8)
−27.6
(−17.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 32.0
(1.26)
23.1
(0.91)
25.5
(1.00)
38.6
(1.52)
53.7
(2.11)
67.3
(2.65)
102.9
(4.05)
114.1
(4.49)
117.3
(4.62)
79.3
(3.12)
49.3
(1.94)
43.1
(1.70)
750.7
(29.56)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 10.0 8.4 8.1 9.0 9.9 10.4 11.4 11.6 11.9 10.3 9.8 9.7 120.5
Mean monthly sunshine hours 102.2 120.1 161.0 177.1 179.8 163.0 157.2 157.2 165.3 152.2 110.3 99.0 1,747.4
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[2][3]

Mascots

Tupit and Lip-chan, the town's mascots

Yūbetsu's mascots are Tupit (チューピット, Chūpitto) and Lip-chan (ツリーくん, Rippu-chan). They are mischievous tulip siblings who lived in the Kamiyubetsu Tulip Park.[4]

  • Tupit is a kikomachi tulip. He is 12 years old. He likes onsens and is a very good table tennis player.
  • Lip-chan is a jacqueline tulip. She is 10 years old and Tupit's younger sister. She is a good reader and is good at studying the benefits of massage therapy.

Sister Cities

Yūbetsu has been twinned with Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada, since 1998.

References


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