Nayoro (名寄市 Nayoro-shi, Ainu: Nay Oro meaning "in the middle of the valley") is a city located in Kamikawa subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
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 Nayoro
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| Coordinates: 44°21′21″N 142°27′48″E / 44.35583°N 142.46333°ECoordinates: 44°21′21″N 142°27′48″E / 44.35583°N 142.46333°E | ||
| Country | Japan | |
| Region | Hokkaido | |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Kamikawa) | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Takeshi Shima | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 535.23 km2 (206.65 sq mi) | |
| Population (March 2008) | ||
| • Total | 30,920 | |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | |
| City symbols | ||
| - Tree | Japanese White Birch | |
| - Flower | Ōbana Enreisō (Trillium kamtschaticum) | |
| - Bird | Great Spotted Woodpecker | |
| Phone number | 01654-3-2111 | |
| Address | 1-1 Ōdōri Minami, Nayoro-shi, Hokkaido 096-8686 |
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| Website | www.city.nayoro.lg.jp | |
Nayoro (名寄市 Nayoro-shi, Ainu: Nay Oro meaning "in the middle of the valley") is a city located in Kamikawa subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 30,920 and a population density of 57.8 persons per km². The total area is 535.23 km².
The city was incorporated on April 1, 1956.
Nayoro is linked with Route 40 linking Wakkanai and southern Hokkaidō as well as the Hokkaidō Expressway linking with the island capital of Sapporo.
Nayoro has schools, lyceums and gymnasia (secondary schools) along with a train station. Nayoro is bypassed to the west with the Nayoro Bypass (Route 40) serving two interchanges.
Nayoro is twinned with Lindsay, Ontario and Dolinsk, Russia.[1]
On March 27, 2006 the town of Fūren, from Kamikawa (Teshio) District, was merged into Nayoro.
Climate[edit]
| Climate data for Nayoro (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
1.4 (34.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
17.2 (63) |
22.2 (72) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
21.1 (70) |
14.1 (57.4) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
10.99 (51.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −15.8 (3.6) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
3.6 (38.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.9 (57) |
15.2 (59.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−0.19 (31.66) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 54.6 (2.15) |
41.2 (1.622) |
45.3 (1.783) |
45.7 (1.799) |
57.5 (2.264) |
58.6 (2.307) |
112.9 (4.445) |
121.9 (4.799) |
131.6 (5.181) |
117.0 (4.606) |
112.1 (4.413) |
79.6 (3.134) |
978 (38.503) |
| Snowfall cm (inches) | 208 (81.9) |
162 (63.8) |
140 (55.1) |
36 (14.2) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
3 (1.2) |
112 (44.1) |
229 (90.2) |
890 (350.5) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 64.0 | 90.5 | 133.6 | 157.5 | 186.5 | 168.3 | 145.4 | 141.9 | 139.1 | 109.9 | 52.1 | 42.4 | 1,431.2 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency | |||||||||||||
References[edit]
External links[edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Nayoro, Hokkaidō |
- Official website (Japanese)
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