Nayoro, Hokkaidō

Nayoro
名寄
—  City  —
Location of Nayoro in Hokkaidō (Kamikawa)
Nayoro
 
Coordinates:
Country Japan
Region Hokkaidō
Prefecture Hokkaidō (Kamikawa)
Government
 • Mayor Takeshi Shima
Area
 • Total 535.23 km2 (206.7 sq mi)
Population (March 2008)
 • Total 30,920
 • Density 57.8/km2 (149.7/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 Ōdōri Minami 1-1, Nayoro-shi, Hokkaidō
096-8686
Website City of Nayoro

Nayoro (名寄市 Nayoro-shi?, Ainu: Nay Oro) is a city located in Kamikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan.

As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 30,920 and the 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 Douou 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

Climate data for Nayoro (1981-2010)
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
(63.0)
22.2
(72.0)
25.5
(77.9)
25.9
(78.6)
21.1
(70.0)
14.1
(57.4)
5.1
(41.2)
−1.8
(28.8)
10.99
(51.79)
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
(57.0)
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
(38.5)
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
(350.4)
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

External links

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